Blackstone Zucchini Fritters
When the zucchini is coming out of your ears, Blackstone Zucchini Fritters are the perfect solution. These hearty little patties are flash-fried on the gas griddle and served with a spicy ranch dipping sauce!
Blackstone Zucchini Fritters
I love summer, and even though I haven't actually grown zucchini in quite a few years, I always wind up with more than I know what to do with during the growing season from friends, family, and neighbors.
While I love some zucchini boats, zucchini stir-fry, zucchini bread, grilled zucchini, zucchini stir-fry, zucchini pasta bakes, and spiralized togarashi zucchini, zucchini cakes are a simple and easy side that is great on almost any barbecue spread, or as an appetizer.
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- zucchini
- egg
- bread crumbs
- garlic
- salt and pepper
- parmesan cheese
- oil for frying
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How To Make This Recipe
I love making these because they are SO simple to throw together.
- Just shred your zucchini, squeeze as much water out as you can inside a clean dish towel.
- Then, mix together with the rest of the ingredients, and form into balls.
- Preheat your Blackstone or other gas griddle over medium-low heat and lay down some oil and butter.
- Place the balls onto the griddle and smash them down with a metal spatula until they are about ½ inch thick.
- Cook for a couple of minutes, until it is browned, and flip once (laying down a little butter before you flip!)
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Substitutions & Variations
There sure are!
You can substitute in a different kind of bread crumbs, a different kind of cheese, more or less garlic, add in some chives to the mix, or mix in your favorite rub or seasoning blend.
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Recipe FAQ
Soggy fritters are a common complaint on the internets, and the solution couldn't be easier.
If something is soggy, it means there is too much liquid.
In this case, the excess liquid is coming from the zucchini.
The key to making these fritters crispy and light is going to be getting ALL the excess water out of them. My favorite way to do that is to put the shredded zucchini into a clean dish towel and then ringing out all of the excess water.
It is important to make sure that you keep these wrapped tightly in plastic wrap. If you toss them all into a storage container, you're likely going to end up with condensation and that'll make these soggy as well.
I like to wrap individually, and then throw them into a large baggie in the freezer. They keep for quite a while in a deep freeze!
The best way to reheat fried foods, whether it is deep-fried, pan-fried, or griddle-fried, is in the air fryer.
If you don't have an air fryer, a convection oven would be your next best bet, followed up with a regular oven if you don't have that.
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Zucchini Fritters Recipe
Delicious zucchini fritters are pan-fried right on the Blackstone Griddle! This easy recipe is a great way to use up that bounty of zucchini bursting out of all of the gardens.
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded zucchini
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- oil for frying
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Instructions
- Place the shredded zucchini inside a clean dish towel, and squeeze out all of the excess liquid that you can.
- Combine with the panko, parmesan, egg, garlic, onion powder, sale, and ground pepper. Mix until combined, and roll into golf-ball sized balls.
- Preheat your Blackstone over low to medium-low heat. Lay down some oil and then place a ball of zucchini fritters on the grill.
- Place a small piece of parchment paper on top of the ball and smash down with a spatula, smash-burger style.
- Let the fritters cook until they are browned, and then flip over and brown on the other side.
- Remove and serve hot with some spicy aioli or ranch dressing for dipping.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 54Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 185mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 3g
Nutrition data provided here is only an estimate.
FYI, you mention parmesan cheese in the description but then leave it out of the actual recipe. I just added some...so delicious!
Whoopsie! Fixing that now. Thanks!
These are so delicious. I add old bay to mine they are like a crabcake. Thanks for the great recipe. Barbara
So glad you liked them, Barbara!