Zucchini slices are coated in parmesan cheese and panko breadcrumbs after which cooked till crispy. They make a huge appetizer or part dish.
I have a hard time getting my husband to consume zucchini. He doesn’t just like the taste of zucchini, so he now not often enjoys one in every of my zucchini dishes until I’ve sufficiently masked the zucchini flavor.
I left a plate of those parmesan zucchini crisps within the similar room as him for a couple of minutes and once I got here back, the plate was fully empty! So I guess he loved these…
Normally, I might bake those crisps within the oven. It’s healthier, much less work, etc. But the situation with the oven is which you simply truly have to consume the baked crisps proper away. So they aren’t best to make for a social gathering or to make forward of time. Also when panko is baked within the oven, it typically stays quite faded so it doesn’t appear as appetizing.
So for these, I decided to pan-fry them. It’s now not as wholesome as a baked version, but they dwell crispy much longer. And you purely desire just a bit oil to pan fry them. The panko crust also comes out a pretty golden brown when it’s cooked within the pan. You can consume those as they're or serve them with a dipping sauce.
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Ingredients:
1 big zucchini cut into 1/4 inch slices
1/4 cup all aim flour
1 big egg whisked
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1/4 to 1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp finely chopped parsley for garnish
Directions:
In a medium bowl, blend collectively panko and cheese. Set aside. Set apart flour in a small bowl. Set apart egg in a separate small bowl.
Take a slice of zucchini and flippantly coat in flour. Tap zucchini towards the part of the bowl to get off any extra flour. Coat zucchini slice in egg. Shake off any extra egg drippings. (This is most vital simply due to the fact you don't desire the extra egg drippings to get into the panko combination simply due to the fact it's going to trigger the panko now not to stay to the zucchini.) Roll zucchini slice into breadcrumb mixture, urgent pretty to get the breadcrumbs to stay to the zucchini. Repeat with last zucchini slices.
In a small pan or skillet, upload 1/4 cup oil. This must be sufficient to disguise the floor of the pan in a actually thin coat of oil. Bring oil to medium heat. Working in small batches, closely region about 5 slices of zucchini into the hot oil. Cook till backside turns a golden brown. Flip over and cook dinner different part till crispy and golden brown. Remove from oil when accomplished and region onto a paper towel-lined plate to absorb a few of the extra oil. Repeat with last zucchini slices. You might possibly have so as to feature just a bit extra oil in your pan to end cooking all of the zucchini slices.
Sprinkle zucchini slices with parsley and extra parmesan cheese if desired. Serve whereas warm. You can upload a dipping sauce as well.