Zucchini Fries Recipe

Cappa124
Cappa124 Posts: 131
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Awesome recipe - wish I could make them just a bit crunchier though. :(


http://losing-weight-living-life.blogspot.com/2014/08/last-day-of-workout-one-woooooo.html



:)

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  • Cappa124
    Cappa124 Posts: 131
    Oooppsss - forgot to include this -

    Nutrition
    Servings 6.0

    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 106

    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 3 g 5 %
    Saturated Fat 2 g 9 %
    Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
    Trans Fat 0 g
    Cholesterol 54 mg 18 %
    Sodium 272 mg 11 %
    Potassium 343 mg 10 %
    Total Carbohydrate 13 g 4 %
    Dietary Fiber 2 g 8 %
    Sugars 3 g
    Protein 7 g 14 %
    Vitamin A 7 %
    Vitamin C 36 %
    Calcium 11 %

    Iron 5 %
  • MamaFunky
    MamaFunky Posts: 735 Member
    I have made something similar before and to help crisp them up you can sprinkle them with a little bit of salt to bring out the moisture (before breading). Let them sit for a little while and then use a paper towel to soak up the water that came out. HTH!
  • 2bassets
    2bassets Posts: 193 Member
    Hey, it's officially "Sneak some Zucchini onto your neighbor's porch" Day!!!
  • remlaw06
    remlaw06 Posts: 20
    The way to get them crispy is to put a grate on the cookie sheet so that there is room below the fries to crisp them from the bottom. I use the exact same recipe, but just put them on the grate and they turn out awesome. I use this same trick with anything that I want to make extra crispy without frying!
  • Teresa_3266
    Teresa_3266 Posts: 298 Member
    I use the same recipe except I grate my zucchini (squeezing it with several paper towels to remove liquid) and either pan fry them or bake them. Yummy Zucchini fritters that make a great side dish to so many proteins.
  • Cappa124
    Cappa124 Posts: 131
    Wow, lots of awesome suggestions to make them crispy - sounds great!

    What kind of grate do you use??
  • Cappa124
    Cappa124 Posts: 131
    after googling and trying to find out what a baking grate it (LOL) I found a site saying you can put a cooling rack onto your cookie sheet and use that? Is this what everyone else does? I would never have thought a cooling rack would withstand the heat from the oven well - its so thin!
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Wow, lots of awesome suggestions to make them crispy - sounds great!

    What kind of grate do you use??

    These pans have ridges on the bottom.....they work really well

    http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/usa-pan-2-piece-bakeware-set/1040600635?Keyword=rippled+baking+pan

    I never thought of the cooling rack idea...thanks!
  • Cappa124
    Cappa124 Posts: 131
    oooh awesome, I love bed bath and beyond - they have some serious quality stuff there for really good prices and im always getting those 20% off coupons in the mail! I'll have to pay them a visit!
  • geistmadl
    geistmadl Posts: 22
    Hello all,
    I do the drying thing or if I am really lazy, I dip them in flour first (or almond flour to cut the carbs), then the egg, then the panko. The flour "dries" them a bit.
  • Cappa124
    Cappa124 Posts: 131
    mmm I love almond flour, I bet that tastes realllllly good. Almond flour is so awesome - I made an apple pie with it once and BOY did it taste FANTASTIC.
  • remlaw06
    remlaw06 Posts: 20
    Yeah, I totally use a cooling rack as the grate. Just spray it with some pam so they don't stick at all and it works really well and is cheaper and lazier than getting some other tool :)
  • akgreen324
    akgreen324 Posts: 74 Member
    YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMM
  • StrawberryJam40
    StrawberryJam40 Posts: 274 Member
    Sounds yummy.

    When it says rotate fries, I hope that means flip them because that would help crisp them up...not 'rotate' them. I just tongs and take the time to turn each one. Yeah, I want my stuff evenly crisp. :)

    My friend just gave me 3 huge zucchinis..so I want to make the homemade baked chips (not fries) with them. I am going to use both the zucchini and sweet potatoes. Hope they come out crispy! They sound so yummy!

    I've had homemade potato chips from sweet potatoes and beets. They were great, but fried. Hoping they'll be great baked.

    The recipe has been circulating on FB. But, we'll see. It is zucchini season!
  • mygnsac
    mygnsac Posts: 13,413 Member
    bump
  • Cappa124
    Cappa124 Posts: 131
    Haha yes rate means flip! Lol

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