Zucchini Pancakes
Adapted from Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina GartenThis recipe makes about ten 3-inch pancakes. I like to makes these very small and serve them with fruit salsa or sour cream to have with cocktails. They also make a great side dish instead of potatoes, or could be the main course for a light dinner.
2 medium zucchini (about 3/4 pound)
2 tablespoons grated red onion
2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
6 to 8 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Unsalted butter and vegetable oil
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Grate the zucchini into a bowl using the large grating side of a box grater, or use a food processor to make very quick work of this. Immediately stir in the onion and eggs. Stir in 6 tablespoons of the flour, the baking powder, salt, and pepper. (If the batter gets too thin from the liquid in the zucchini, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour.) The batter can be a bit runny but that’s okay.
Heat a large (10 to 12-inch) sauté pan over medium heat and melt 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon oil together in the pan. When the butter is hot but not smoking, lower the heat to medium-low and drop heaping soup spoons of batter into the pan. Cook the pancakes about 2 minutes on each side, until browned. Place the pancakes on a sheet pan and keep warm in the oven. Wipe out the pan with a dry paper towel, add more butter and oil to the pan, and continue to fry the pancakes until all the batter is used. The pancakes can stay warm in the oven for up to 30 minutes. Serve hot.
Revision 1. Last edited Thu 22 Jul 2010 9:04am by DonnaSavastio