Crispy Fried Zucchini: Easy and Delicious Recipe for Any Occasion

Close-up of crispy, seasoned fried zucchini on a plate, ready to serve. — Golden-brown fried zucchini slices, perfectly crispy on the outside, served with Marinara and Ranch Dressing.

Easy Fried Zucchini

This Fried Zucchini is absolutely delicious. I really can’t say enough about it because it’s so easy to make and the taste is amazing, with or without dipping sauce. I got the idea, to make it this way, several years ago. One of my favorite Italian chains serves an appetizer very similar to this one and I liked it so much I figured I’d put together my own recipe. So this is what I came up with.

A plate of 4 Fried Zucchini slices served with a side of Marinara and Ranch dipping sauce.

My Fried Zucchini Secret

The trick, to this Fried Zucchini recipe, is to keep the breading on while you’re frying. So, be gentle flipping each peace over. You also need to be sure to cook the Zucchini slices all the way through so that they are tender on the inside yet crispy on the outside. This means you need to fry them at a medium low temperature but no lower than 325 degrees Fahrenheit. If you do this, you’re Fried Zucchini will turn out great!

FYI: You can use this exact same recipe for Fried Green Tomatoes. Try my recipes for Fried Raviolis, Stuffed Mushrooms, Crispy Onions Rings, Sweet Potato Fries.

Fried Zucchini Ingredients:

1 Zucchini: Sliced into 1/4-inch thick pieces, perfect for frying.
2 Eggs: Whisked for the egg wash to coat the zucchini.
1/2 cup Flour: For a light coating before dipping in the egg wash.
1/2 tsp Salt: Adds flavor to the zucchini and the flour mixture.
1/2 cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs: Provides the crispy, flavorful outer layer for frying.
Oil for Frying: Canola or Vegetable Oil

Instructions:

Slice zucchini into 1/4-inch thick pieces.
In one bowl, whisk together eggs.
In a separate bowl, mix flour and salt.
In a third bowl, place seasoned bread crumbs.
Dip zucchini slices into flour mixture, then egg wash, and coat in bread crumbs.
Heat oil in a pan over medium-low heat.
Fry zucchini slices for 1-2 minutes per side until golden and crispy.
Drain on paper towels and serve with marinara or ranch.

Note: Fry in 1/8 inch of oil at medium-low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side. Remove and dab on paper towels and serve the Fried Zucchini with Marinara and Ranch Dressing or dip.

Recommendations

Deep Fryers, Pots & Pans, Knives, Cutting Boards.

Five Onion French Onion Soup

The Best French Onion Soup!

This French Onion Soup recipe has Five Different Onions that make the flavor truly unique. Recipes use different onions for different desired effects. Specific colors, for example, derive a bitter or sweet taste and some more bold than others. Generally, the desired onion, represents the flavor you what to be hitting to balance out the other ingredients. So, by combining all of the above, I’m taking this French Onion Soup to a whole new level.

The French Onion Soup Secret

Caramelizing the Onions is where most of the magic happens when you’re making French Onion Soup. So it’s very Critical that you take this seriously. Don’t saute only, to save time, because it won’t turn out the same. Spend a good 20 to 30 minutes to really develop the flavor you would expect from any restaurant that serves a good French Onion Soup. Also, when it comes to the broth, don’t be to picky with it. I mean, it should taste good but I’ve made this soup dozens of times just using Beef Bouillon. I have found that Knorr makes one of the better, cheaper bouillon’s out there because it’s smooth and it isn’t too salty.

Another thing you want to be careful with is the wine. Adding to much will kill this soup off in seconds. The wine takes the soup to a whole new level but use it sparingly. If you follow this advice, you’ll treat your pallet to a little piece of heaven.

French Onion Soup Ingredients:

1/2 sliced White Onion
1/2 sliced Red Onion
1/2 sliced Yellow Onion
1/2 sliced Sweet Onion
1 bunch chopped Green Onion
1 cube Butter
1 tbsp Sugar
1 1/2 qt Beef Broth or Stock (Bouillon is fine)
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp Thyme
1/3 cup Red Wine (you can substitute apple cider)
1 chopped Garlic Clove
Graded Swiss Gruyere
Texas Garlic Toast for soup Bowl Crouton

Heat the Beef Broth in a Soup Pan and add the Bay Leaves, Thyme and Red Wine. In a Skillet, saute the Onions in the melted butter and add the sugar for caramelizing, approximately 20 minutes. Then add the Onions to the broth and Simmer for another 10 to 20 minutes. Place the Texas Garlic Toast in the oven at 425 degrees at bake until the bread is crispy and toasted through and through like Croutons. Grade the Swiss Gruyere and remove Bay leaves from the French Onion Soup. Add one Crouton to a bowl and Ladle the soup over the bread, then add the Gruyere over the top. Place the French Onion Soup in the oven, under a high broil, for just a few minutes, until the cheese melts and bubbles with a nice golden brown tint, then serve.

Jalapeno Poppers

New and Improved Jalapeno Poppers!

So what’s so new and improved about these Jalapeno Poppers? Everything! These Poppers are absolutely done right. There is nothing lazy about them. If you’ve already looked online, then you’ve probably noticed that there are a lot of people that don’t even deal with the breading. And then, to make matters worse, some recipes use only half the pepper. Others are wrapped with bacon or just a little Panko sprinkled on top, then baked. Well not my Jalapeno Poppers, no Sir/Mam. Not only are these the real deal, I’ve made some definite improvements so let’s talk about it.

First of all, what are the basic rules for traditional Jalapeno Poppers? One, it’s got to be a whole Pepper. Two, it’s got to be stuffed with Cheese. Three, it’s got to be breaded and Baked or Fried, and Four, it’s got to stay and hold together. The secret for all of the above is detail. So the first thing you need to do is peel the skins. This is one of the secrets to keeping the breading on a shiny, smooth Jalapeno. The second trick is to stuff them with enough Cheese so that two Jalapeno halves will stick back together with pressure. Now if you want to know how to keep them together with out using a tooth pick, listen to this. Once the Jalapeno Poppers are stuffed and pressed together, they must be rolled in flour first, then egg washed, rolled in breading, then back in the egg wash and rolled in the breading one last time. This three step process will hold the Pepper together from the outside, while the cold from the freezer holds the inside. Freezing the Poppers for a couple of hours before they’re fried insures that they won’t fall apart in the fryer. The Frying Cooks The egg wash breading on the outside before the frozen cheese softens on the inside. And this keeps them from falling apart and making a mess in the oil.

Jalapeno Poppers Ingredients:

8 to 10 Jalapeno Peppers
1 pkg Creme Cheese
2 chopped Green Onions
1/3 pkg sliced bacon
1/2 cup graded Colby Jack Cheese
1/2 tsp Ranch Dressing Seasoning (optional)

Breading:

3 to 4 eggs
1/2 cup Flour
1 cup Bread Crumbs (Progresso Garlic and Herb)
Oil for Frying

I recommend Frying at 375 degrees until golden brown, which takes only a few minutes. If you’re going to bake them, bake at 425 degrees for approximately 8-12 minutes. Serve Jalapeno Poppers with a Sweet Berry Jelly or Orange Chili Sauce.