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Baked Zucchini Fries
An easy and delicious American appetizer. Zucchini slices covered with a crispy breading of panko breadcrumbs and Parmesan, baked in the oven until golden.
30 min 180 kcal 4 serves Easy🌿Vegetarian🇺🇸USA★★★★★4.6· 5 reviews
Ingredients
ServingsMetric
- 450 gzucchini
- 2 largeeggs
- 1 cuppanko breadcrumbs
- ¼ cupParmesan
- 1 tbspItalian herbs
- ½ tspsalt
- 2 tbspflour
- ½ cuptomato sauce
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C. Cut the zucchini into bars about 7-8 cm long and 1-1.5 cm thick.
- Whisk the eggs in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, Italian herbs and 1/4 tsp salt.
- Place sliced zucchini in a large bowl, sprinkle with flour and the remaining salt, and stir to coat evenly.
- Dip each zucchini bar first in the egg, then coat in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Place the breaded sticks on a rack set on a baking tray, leaving a little space between them. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown and crispy. Serve immediately with tomato sauce for dipping.
FAQ
The main trick is to remove moisture from the zucchini first: salt the sticks, leave for 10 minutes and pat completely dry with paper towel. Second: use a wire rack on the baking sheet so hot air circulates underneath. Third: don't overcrowd — fries touching each other steam instead of crisp.
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Comments (1)
Cook the zucchini until it just barely yields to a knife for baked zucchini fries. It continues softening from residual heat for 2-3 minutes. Cooking until fully soft in the pan means mush on the plate.