Thursday, January 7, 2010

What is a good recipe to cook with zucchini?

This one is easy!


Eggplant %26amp; Sausage Penne





1 eggplant, diced small


1 lb. italian sausage


1/2 c. red wine


2-3 whole garlic cloves, peeled


1 1/2 - 2 c. beef broth


700 g. canned whole tomatoes, drained and crushed by hand


olive oil





Saute eggplant and garlic in olive oil until eggplant is soft. Remove to a plate. In the same pan, cook the sausage. Add the red wine and scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce the liquid. Add broth and the hand-crushed tomatoes. Return eggplant to the pan and salt to taste. Simmer up to one hour until the liquid has reduced slightly and sauce has thickened. Serve over penne or any other hearty shaped pasta.





Or this one, too!


Eggplant Lasagna





1 lg. eggplant


2 c. flour


3 c. Italian flavored bread crumbs


5 eggs


1/2 c. milk


8 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese


1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese


2 c. olive oil


1 lb. Ricotta cheese


5 c. flavored tomato sauce





Peel and slice eggplant 1/4-inch thick in size. Beat 3 eggs and 1/2 cup milk in deep bowl. Flour eggplant, dip into egg-milk mixture then into bread crumbs. Allow to dry in refrigerator for 1/2 hour. While eggplant is hardening mix Ricotta cheese, 4 ounces Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and 2 slightly beaten eggs together. Refrigerate.


Heat 2 cups olive oil in frying pan. Cook eggplant slices until golden brown, about 3 minutes each side and drain on paper towel. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.





In 2-quart casserole add 2 cups tomato sauce; layer eggplant then all of cheese mixture, eggplant, remaining 3 cups sauce. Top with remaining 4 ounces of Mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 degrees on center rack about 40 minutes. Allow to cool 15 minutes before serving.What is a good recipe to cook with zucchini?
Fried Zucchini is awesome. Dip in a mild horseradish sauce for extra goodness.





Wash and slice small zucchini in 1/4 inch vertical slices. Dip in egg wash, then in rolled out cracker or dried bread crumbs mixed with salt %26amp; pepper %26amp; garlic powder. Fry in large skillet, turning once until golden brown.





Also get rid of those huge monster zucks you might have...I think it's so funny when people try to give me submarine size garden grown zucchini...LOL The babies are SO much more tasty.What is a good recipe to cook with zucchini?
zucchini and summer squash diced sautee in tablespoon butter until brown place in a bowl add 2 tablespoons of basalmic vinegar toss. very good and easy
Whats a zucchini?
Go to Culinary Chef at http://www.culinarychef.com for recipes and special occasions menus. It's AWEsome!
I usually get a zucchini and a summer squash (both the same shape but different colors) and cut them into chunks...do the same with a vidalia onion , sautee a bit of fresh garlic, some salt, and ground pepper...put the chunks in to the pan and sautee' until they are a bit softer and the onions have caramalized...great with steak or chicken...
ZUCCHINI, BACON, AND GRUYERE QUICHE





1 (9-inch) refrigerated pie dough round (from a 15-oz package)


1/4 lb sliced bacon, coarsely chopped


2 medium zucchini (3/4 lb total), halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices


1/2 teaspoon salt


3/4 cup heavy cream


3/4 cup whole milk


1/4 teaspoon black pepper


3 large eggs


2 oz Gruy猫re, coarsely grated (1 cup)





Special equipment: a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie plate





Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450掳F.





Fit pie dough into pie plate and lightly prick all over. Bake according to package instructions, then transfer crust in pie plate to a rack.





Reduce oven temperature to 350掳F.





While crust bakes, cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until just crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate, reserving fat in skillet.





Add zucchini and 1/4 teaspoon salt to fat in skillet and saut茅 over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until zucchini is tender and starting to brown, about 5 minutes, then transfer with slotted spoon to a plate.





Heat cream, milk, pepper, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a 1- to 2-quart saucepan until mixture reaches a bare simmer, then remove from heat.





Whisk together eggs in a large heatproof bowl, then gradually whisk in hot cream mixture until combined. Stir in bacon, zucchini, and cheese and pour into piecrust. Bake until filling is just set, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer quiche in pan to rack to cool slightly, about 20 minutes.





Makes 6 to 8 main-course servings.
cut the zucchini in half.


remove the pulp.





in a pan with olive oil, put some meat (like the one for hamburgers). when the meat is cook, add the succhini's pulp in the pan, with pepper and salt.





put the empty zucchinis in a dish and cook them in the oven during 15 minutes.





then put the mix meat-zucchini pulp in the zucchinis. Add some olive oil on top of each, and some cheese.


put them again in the oven to melt the cheese.





try it, this recipe is very good !


if you want more taste, do the same thing with big mushrooms and tomatos, and stir well the pulp of all the vegetables together with the meat in the pan.





Bon app茅tit !
In a frying pan melt butter or heat olive oil on Med/ med-high and add sliced zucchini, onions, and tomatoes, with some oregano or italian seasoning til tender. Then top with mozarella cheese, black pepper, and croutons. So yummy.

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