Stewed Zucchini in Sour Cream

For a light dietary side dish or cold vegetable appetizer, stewed zucchini in sour cream is perfect. The dish doesn't require many ingredients - this vegetable is good on its own, but the sour cream dressing with garlic and a bit of carrot will create a spicy flavor accent and visually make the zucchini brighter.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Caloric content: 135 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Yield: 6 servings.

Ingredients

• young zucchini - 750 g;
• juicy carrot - 250 g;
• white onion - 100 g;
• garlic - 3-4 cloves;
• sour cream - 250 g;
• odorless vegetable oil for frying - 4 tbsp;
• salt, pepper, Italian herbs mix - to taste.

Preparation

1. Prepare the ingredients for cooking stewed zucchini in sour cream. You can also make this appetizer from older zucchini, after removing the skin and cleaning out all the seeds, but the taste of the finished dish will not be as delicate. The fat content of the sour cream should be at least 15 percent.

2. First, prepare all the vegetables for frying. Cut the onion into strips.

3. Grate the carrot coarsely.

4. Cut the young zucchini into medium cubes (do not peel the skin - it will help maintain the shape of the cut, and such specimens have no seeds at all).

5. In a large frying pan, heat the oil and bring the onion strips to a slight golden color.

6. Add the carrot.

7. Sauté it until soft and pliable together with the onion.

8. Next, add the zucchini to the pan and mix.

9. Cover the pan with a lid. Stew the vegetables for about 7 minutes, stirring with a spatula about 3 times during this time.

10. Now the zucchini has become softer but retains a pleasant firmness.

11. Squeeze the garlic over them.

12. Add the sour cream.

13. Mix everything, add salt, and season with spices. Stew the mixture uncovered for 1-2 minutes.

14. Stewed zucchini in sour cream are ready. The natural taste preserved by the zucchini made according to this recipe pairs perfectly with meat, mushrooms, cereals, rustic-style potatoes. The dish can be served hot or cold.