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Zucchini pancakes with chicken
Dishes made from zucchini are certainly the most popular in the summer. Zucchini are healthy, low-calorie, and inexpensive.
Traditionally, zucchini pancakes are made in the usual way, but sometimes you want to diversify the family menu.
Try making zucchini pancakes with a filling that can consist of a variety of products. For it, boiled or fried meat, sausage is suitable. Grated hard cheese, fried mushrooms and vegetables, chopped boiled eggs with green onions will also be appropriate.
As for spices, you can use ready-made mixtures for vegetables or meat, chopped herbs, garlic.
Caloric value: 186 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.
Ingredients
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For the dough:
- young zucchini – 3 pcs. (500-600 g);
- wheat flour – 1.5 cups (240 g);
- raw egg – 1 pc;
- mixed ground spices – 0.5 teaspoon;
- garlic – 1-2 cloves;
- salt – 1.5-2 teaspoons;
- herbs to taste – 3-5 sprigs;
- baking powder – 1 teaspoon, leveled;
- vegetable oil for frying – 120–150 ml.
For the filling:
- boiled chicken meat – 100-150 g;
- small onion – 1 pc;
- sunflower oil (for frying) – 2 tablespoons;
- salt and spices – to taste;
- chopped herbs – 1 tablespoon;
- garlic – 1 clove.
Preparation
- First, prepare the filling for the pancakes. Chop the onion and sauté it in two tablespoons of sunflower oil. Add the chopped boiled chicken meat to the onion, mix. Season with salt and spices to taste, add chopped herbs and garlic, fry until golden brown. Transfer the finished filling to a separate plate.
- Wash the zucchini, peel them, and grate using a coarse grater.
- Add salt, ground spices, and the egg to the zucchini mixture, and mix until homogeneous.
- Mix the flour with the baking powder.
- Gradually add the flour to the grated zucchini mixture. You may need a little more or a little less flour depending on its gluten content.
- The consistency of the dough should be like for regular pancakes. Optionally, add finely chopped herbs and grated garlic. Let it rest for 15 minutes to rise.
- Heat half of the required oil for frying in a frying pan. Place a heaping tablespoon of dough, spreading it thinly. On top of each pancake, place a teaspoon of filling.
- Cover the filling of each product with a heaping tablespoon of dough, and carefully flatten it.
- Fry the pancakes over medium heat on each side until golden brown. After each batch of finished pancakes, add a few tablespoons of fresh oil (as needed).
- The zucchini pancakes can be served with sour cream, mayonnaise, or milk sauce, garnished with herbs on top.
Zucchini pancakes with chicken are ready. Enjoy your meal!
