Simple Pan Fried Zucchini Rounds Recipe - Eat Simple Food
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This fast and simple pan fried zucchini recipe is easy and delicious. Sear the sliced zucchini rounds in a pan for ~ 5 minutes until browned and caramelized and enjoy a healthy and amazing vegetarian side dish.
Look no further for a delicious, fast, and simple zucchini recipe. I can literally eat a pound of these seared zucchini rounds.
Bonus this zucchini recipe has no breading and is vegan, vegetarian, low carb, whole30, paleo, keto, gluten free, healthy, and downright delicious.
How To Pick Zucchini
Pick zucchini that are firm and unblemished. Always rinse zucchini in water. It is generally quite gritty or sandy and just needs a quick rinse.
Choose small to medium zucchini to minimize seeds that are often found in larger zucchini. Larger zucchini become soggy faster. Smaller zucchini have less seeds (therefore less water) and stay crunchier or crisper in the middle when cooking.
Variations on Simple Pan Fried Zucchini Coins
Zucchini coins, rounds, crisps - whatever y'all want to call them are super versatile and a variety of herbs, seasoning, or cheeses can elevate and/or change this basic zucchini recipe into something else.
That means: add your favorite spices before or during cooking. Some spices are curry, thyme, Italian seasoning, chili powder, cayenne, cumin, red pepper flakes, whatever!
Fresh herbs always enhance dishes. Add fresh thyme, basil, oregano, rosemary, or parsley to this seared zucchini rounds recipe after it's cooked to get the freshest flavor and a very vibrant looking zucchini side dish.
Cheese please! Who doesn't love a little cheese (sorry Vegans) added to a recipe? Try a little Parmesan cheese (and then serve zucchini rounds over fresh pasta with olive oil). Any cheese will work: colby jack (melty), feta cheese (salty!), Mozzarella cheese (gooey), whatever floats your boat!
Add nuts! Sautéed zucchini rounds are delicious with pine nuts. Other ideas are chopped up walnuts, pecans, almonds, or brazil nuts.
How To Cook Simple Pan Fried Zucchini Rounds
Slice zucchini into ⅓" - ½ inch coins. This creates an even surface layer on both sides to create a perfect pan sear. Cut the zucchini thicker (minimum ½") if you want it to stay crisper in the middle.
One pound of sliced zucchini generally fits into a 12" skillet. Choose a pan or skillet that doesn't have high sides. Low sided skillets will promote a better sear. Use any pan you like, but non-stick skillets tend to need less oil to cook things in and are also easier to clean.
Zucchini has a lot of water that releases when cooked. Zucchini caramelizes (browns / sears) best when the pan is hot enough to burn off that water so it doesn't get soggy.
Having said that, the pan needs to be medium high heat - let's say 7 or 8 out of 10. Get the pan hot before adding the oil. Use a high heat oil like vegetable or safflower or medium high heat oil like olive oil.
If the pan is really hot, use vegetable oil. Once olive oil starts really smoking in a hot pan, it's not a healthy dish. However, there will also be steam coming off the pan as the water evaporates.
Mostly, use olive oil to get a nice brown sear, but if the zucchini is burning and dark, the oil is not good for you. By the way, vegetable oil gets a bad rap but it's a healthy and neutral (little to no taste) oil.
Season the zucchini rounds. Saute the zucchini on one side uncovered and undisturbed for ~ 3 minutes or until browned. Flip and cook an additional ~2 minutes. DONE!
Simple Pan Fried Zucchini FAQ
How Do You Cut Zucchini for Sauteing?
Cut the zucchini in rounds so that there are two sides to sear or brown. If you cut it into quarters or slices, it reduces the touchable surface area on the pan that enables the sear. It also increases the amount of sides to cook and makes it harder to stay crisp and you'll end up with soggy zucchini instead of crisp zucchini.
How Do You Pan Fry Zucchini Without It Getting Soggy?
Cut thick slices - around ½" slices - and cook at a relatively high heat with a little oil in a nonstick skillet. Zucchini also has a lot of water, especially large zucchini, so choose small to medium firm zucchini - they will have less seeds.
Serves 3
Ingredients
• 3 medium zucchini (~ 1 pound), sliced into ~ ¼" - ½" rounds
• 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil
• ¼ tsp salt
• pinch black pepper
• optional additional herbs or spices
Instructions
• Slice zucchini into ¼ - ½ inch rounds.
• Bring a nonstick skillet to medium high heat and add enough olive oil to lightly cover the pan.
• Add sliced zucchini to skillet in one even layer and salt and pepper the top.
• Cook uncovered and undisturbed for 2-3 minutes or until browned on one side.
• Flip zucchini over and salt and pepper the second side.
• Cook ~2 minutes or until browned.
•It's done! Add salt to taste and/or your favorite herbs, spices, nuts, cheese as a garnish. Happy eating!
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