How to cook potato pancakes from zucchini. Squash pancakes: recipe with photo

Irina Kamshilina

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Absolutely everyone is familiar with the traditional dish of Belarusian cuisine – potato pancakes. However, there is an alternative way to prepare it, where potatoes are replaced with zucchini. Draniki made from them are lighter than potato pancakes. There are several step-by-step recipes for preparing potato pancakes. Be sure to remember them.

How to cook zucchini pancakes

For the dish you do not need expensive products or anything that is difficult to get. The simplest step-by-step recipe, in addition to zucchini, includes several eggs, a little flour, onions, and spices. Other vegetables may be added. Before making pancakes with zucchini, the main ingredient is grated. Then it is mixed with other ingredients into a medium-thick dough and fried in a frying pan or in the oven.

Food preparation

To guarantee a delicious dish, use the following recommendations:

Try to choose young zucchini that does not yet have formed seeds. You can take zucchini. This vegetable has a denser consistency and produces less juice. It will be easier for novice cooks to cope with zucchini.
Be sure to squeeze the grated zucchini before cooking, otherwise your batter will be overly watery. You can use a colander or sieve for this.
To make the dough homogeneous, grate a small part of the zucchini on a fine grater, and the rest on a coarse grater.
The calorie content of potato pancakes cooked in the oven will be significantly lower than fried ones. In addition, they are healthier and are perfect for children's menus.
If you want the dish to be more satisfying, add potatoes or minced meat to it.
The presence of garlic or hot pepper in pancakes will give them a piquant flavor.
If you don't want to use flour, you can thicken the dough with semolina.
The dish must be served with sauce. You can prepare it using mayonnaise. The dietary option is best seasoned with low-fat sour cream and low-calorie yogurt. It’s incredibly delicious to eat zucchini pancakes with garlic or tomato sauces, tkemali. It is advisable to do them yourself.

Recipes for making zucchini pancakes

There are a lot of food options. You can prepare the most healthy dietary potato pancakes in the oven. Those who want something more filling will like step-by-step recipes with cheese and meat. Potato pancakes with zucchini and potatoes are very tasty. Vegetarians and fasting people can cook them without eggs. Each of these dishes is very tasty. Be sure to try to do at least one of these.

Recipe 1 – Zucchini pancakes in the oven

This dish will appeal to those who prefer baking to frying. Zucchini pancakes in the oven turn out very tender and juicy. Even if you adhere to a strict diet and absolutely do not want to look at your own photos, such a delicacy will still not harm your figure. Try cooking potato pancakes in the oven step by step and you will see that it is very tasty.

Ingredients:

zucchini – 1.5 kg;
low-fat milk – 120 ml;
onion – 3 heads;
lemon juice – 1 tbsp. l.;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
flour – 300 g;
salt, pepper, olive oil.

Cooking method:

Wash the zucchini. If they are young, you don’t have to peel them before cooking; if not, remove the skin.
Grate one or two on a fine grater, the rest on a coarse grater. Place the mixture in a colander to drain.
Meanwhile, grind the onions in a meat grinder or chop them very finely.
Add salt and pepper, lemon juice, and milk to the zucchini. Beat the eggs and add the onion. Start mixing the dough, adding a little flour at a time.
Coat a baking sheet or baking dish with a minimal amount of olive oil. Using a spoon, place dough pieces on it, giving them the same shape.
Preheat the oven to 185 degrees. Bake pancakes for 25 minutes. Prepare a light sauce for serving from low-fat sour cream, garlic, and herbs.

Recipe 2 – Zucchini pancakes with cheese

It is impossible to tear yourself away from this dish, because it is incredibly tasty. Even kids who find it difficult to get them to eat most vegetables will like zucchini pancakes with cheese. They are filling and nutritious. The cheese in the dough makes the consistency of the dish very pleasant because it melts when fried. Deruns with it even in the photo look very elegant and beautiful.

Ingredients:

zucchini – 2 large;
onion – 1 large head;
hard cheese – 220 g;
eggs – 3 pcs.;
garlic – 2 cloves;
salt, vegetable oil, pepper;
sour cream – 3 tbsp. l.;
soda – 0.5 tsp;
flour – 250 grams.

Cooking method:

Grate the washed and peeled zucchini on a coarse grater. Add salt to them, let them sit for a while, and then squeeze to remove excess juice.
Grind the onion and garlic cloves in a meat grinder.
Mix zucchini with eggs and sour cream. Add salt, soda, pepper to the dough, add onion and garlic. Start kneading, adding flour.
Add finely grated cheese to the vegetable mixture.
Heat oil in a frying pan. Use a spoon to form pancakes from the dough. Fry on both sides until their surfaces turn golden. It is advisable to serve them hot.

Recipe 3 – Zucchini pancakes without eggs

Vegetarians will also not be deprived of the pleasure of trying potato pancakes. This dish can be prepared step by step and without eggs, the taste will not spoil. You can choose any method of processing products: both frying and baking. Zucchini pancakes without eggs are allowed to be eaten during Lent. They are also suitable for those young ladies who watch their figure and adhere to strict diets.

Ingredients:

flour – 340 g;
turmeric – 0.5 tsp;
zucchini – 3 large;
salt pepper;
vegetable oil.

Cooking method:

Wash the zucchini. Clean them if necessary, grate two coarsely, one finely. Add some salt and set aside for a few minutes. Drain off the excess juice, squeezing the vegetable well.
Mix zucchini with flour. Season with pepper and turmeric. If the dough seems too liquid, you can add more flour.
Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil. Fry pancakes over high heat on both sides. You can bake them for 25 minutes at 180 degrees. Serve with garlic sauce.

Recipe 4 – Zucchini and potato pancakes

A version of the dish close to the traditional Belarusian one. The step-by-step recipe for pancakes made from zucchini and potatoes is very popular. There are many reasons for this. Draniki made from potatoes and zucchini are very pleasant to the taste, soft and tender. They are in harmony with almost all sauces: garlic, sour cream, sweet and sour, tomato. Even looking at the photo of this dish, you immediately want to cook it.

Ingredients:

zucchini – 3 large;
flour – 280 g;
potatoes – 6 medium pieces;
eggs – 3 pcs.;
onion – 1 head;
garlic – 3 cloves;
pepper, salt, oil.

Cooking method:

Peel the vegetables. Grate the potatoes on a fine grater, and the zucchini on a coarse grater. This is done because when frying, these vegetables do not reach readiness at the same time. If you make identical pieces, the potatoes will remain damp, but the zucchini will already be fried.
Leave the vegetables to stand for a while, then pour out the juice that has drained from them.
Grind the onion in a meat grinder and crush the garlic. Add to zucchini and potatoes.
Start making the dough by adding pepper, salt, eggs, and flour to the vegetables. It should turn out homogeneous.
Place lumps of dough into a warm frying pan with butter with a spoon, lightly leveling them so that they are the same size and flat. Fry on both sides. You can serve it either hot or cold.

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How to cook potato pancakes - the best recipes

A simple step-by-step recipe for zucchini pancakes - in a frying pan and in the oven, as well as cooking tips and step-by-step instructions with detailed photos and videos.

40 min

84.1 kcal

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I always associate the onset of summer and the arrival of vegetable season with my school years. Happy summer holidays, which we spent with our grandmother. And with how sometimes she had to quickly figure out what to feed her over-played and hungry grandchildren. I especially remember her potato pancakes, including squash ones, the recipe for which I managed to recall in my memory.

Ingredients and preparation

Kitchen tools: spatula, knife, grater, frying pan, bowl.

List of ingredients:

Sequence of cooking zucchini pancakes

Take two medium sized zucchini. It is better to take young zucchini, as in more mature zucchini the seeds are large and hard, and you will have to remove them. Peel the zucchini.

If the zucchini you choose is very young, as they say, milk squash, then sometimes they have such a delicate skin that there is no need to peel it.
Take a bowl and grate the zucchini using a large hole grater.
Beat two eggs into a bowl with grated zucchini.
Add salt and spices to taste and mix thoroughly.
Pour flour into the resulting mass and mix thoroughly again.

Instead of flour, you can use semolina or oatmeal, but in this case you will need to let the mixture sit for 20-25 minutes so that the semolina or oatmeal swells a little and absorbs excess liquid.
If desired, you can add finely chopped herbs, chopped garlic or minced meat. And you can see how to make them, the recipe for which is no less original.
Place the frying pan on medium heat and add a little vegetable oil. When the frying pan heats up, take a tablespoon or a small ladle, scoop up the prepared mass and place it on the frying pan in the form of pancakes.
After one side of the potato pancakes gets a golden brown crust, turn them over to the other side. I have a non-stick frying pan, so I use a wooden or silicone spatula.
We transfer the finished pancakes to a plate prepared in advance, and put a new portion in their place.

Oven cooking option

In order to cook zucchini pancakes in the oven, you need to take the same ingredients that are indicated in the main recipe.

This dish is usually prepared from potatoes, but zucchini pancakes turn out just as good as potato pancakes. The name potato pancakes comes from the word tear. Vegetables for baking are grated. This dish is convenient because both young and ripe zucchini are suitable for it; they are grated on a fine or coarse grater. To make the dough more tender, add cottage cheese or semolina to it.

Deruny are known all over the world, but they are especially popular in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. They are baked by mixing various vegetables into the dough, such as potatoes and zucchini. Various fillings are often added inside: mushrooms with onions, fried liver, carrots with boiled egg and garlic, boiled chicken meat, green onions or cheese. Among the recipes described below, you will find potato pancakes stuffed with green onions and cheese.

Zucchini pancakes can be varied to taste with various spices - garlic, onion, ground black pepper, turmeric, etc. The dough should not be very thick, otherwise the baked goods will be harsh. Add flour little by little, depending on the juiciness of the vegetables, from 1 tbsp. spoons or more. Sometimes potato pancakes are baked in the oven or, after frying in a frying pan, stewed with sauce in pots. The baked goods are served hot. But unlike potato pancakes, zucchini pancakes remain tasty even when cold.

Ingredients

Zucchini – 300 g;
Egg – 1 pc.;
Flour – 2 tbsp. l.;
Garlic – 1 clove;
Salt pepper;
Vegetable oil – 50 ml.

How to make potato pancakes from zucchini

Peel the young zucchini. We do not remove the seeds, since they have not yet formed in the young vegetable. If your zucchini is old and has seeds, it is better to cut out the core; the seeds in the potato pancakes will be superfluous.

Using a grater, chop the zucchini. You can grind the zucchini in a meat grinder. Belarusians most often use a fine grater or derka. We are more accustomed to using a coarse grater.

Add the grated garlic clove to the zucchini mass. It is better to use young garlic, it has a more subtle taste and smell. At this stage, it is better to drain the excess juice from the resulting zucchini mass.

Break one egg into the ingredients.

Add a spoonful of flour to the vegetable mixture in a bowl.

Season the ingredients with salt and pepper.

Mix all the introduced ingredients.

Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat it up. Spoon the zucchini batter into the pan to form a pancake.

Bake pancakes until golden brown on both sides.

Serve the delicious, golden-brown pastries hot with any sauce or just as is.

Lenten zucchini pancakes with green onions

During Lent, you can prepare lean potato pancakes from zucchini without eggs. The baked goods will have an interesting green onion filling. But you can add onions directly to the dough (as in the photo) and it will also turn out very tasty.

Components:

zucchini – 1 pc.;
potatoes – 2 pcs.;
green onion – 1 bunch;
flour – 1 tbsp. l.;
salt pepper;
vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. l.

Preparation:

Small juicy young zucchini, grated.
We take medium-sized potatoes. Peel and add to the zucchini mixture. Drain the resulting vegetable juice so that the dough is not liquid.
Add flour and spices to the vegetables. Instead of pepper, you can put suneli hops or another seasoning you like.
Finely chop the washed green onions.
Place thin pancakes by the tablespoon in a hot frying pan with oil. Place a pinch of green onion on top of each pancake and cover with vegetable dough. Turn the potato pancakes over, frying them until golden brown.
Serve with ketchup.

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Zucchini pancakes in the oven

It's easy to bake zucchini pancakes in the oven. While they are roasting, you can cook something else on the stove; they turn out more tender in the oven.

Components:

zucchini –600 g;
potatoes – 5 pcs.;
flour – 5 tbsp. l.;
greens – 1 bunch;
salt;
cheese – 50 g;
egg – 2 pcs.

Preparation:

We clean the vegetables and grate them. You can pass them through a meat grinder. But then too much juice will be released; if it is drained, the baked goods will be dry, and if we leave the juice, we will get pancakes that are too flat.
We also grate the cheese into the vegetable mass. We do not drain the juice.
Add finely chopped herbs and flour with eggs. Salt the dough and mix.
Place oiled paper on a baking sheet. Spread the flatbread with a tablespoon. Place in an oven heated to 200 degrees. Bake for 20 or 25 minutes.
Serve delicious golden brown pastries with sour cream.

Recipe with potatoes

For this recipe, zucchini and potatoes are taken in equal weight ratio. Potato and zucchini pancakes turn out tender and tasty.

Components:

zucchini – 1 pc.;
onion – 70 g;
flour – 2 tbsp. l.;
pepper, salt;
vegetable oil – 5 tbsp. l.;
potatoes – 1.5 kg;
eggs – 1 pc.;

Preparation:

Grate the washed and peeled vegetables, add the onion, salt, pepper, egg and flour.
When the vegetables release their juices, add more flour until the mixture becomes thick enough to turn the baked goods over in the pan.
Place a tablespoon of potato pancakes into the hot oil. They should be fairly flat to bake well.
Ready baked goods can be placed on a paper towel or napkins to absorb excess fat.

Zucchini pancakes with cheese filling

This pastry can have cheese inside, as a filling, or added to the dough. Both options turn out very tasty.

Components:

zucchini – 2 pcs. (600 g);
hard cheese “Russian” – 100 g;
vegetable oil – 100 ml;
flour - 2 tbsp;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
salt.

Preparation:

Zucchini - preferably young and juicy, grate three in a bowl, add flour (then you can add a little more of it to thicken the dough).
Add some hard cheese and eggs.
Salt the mixture to taste and knead the dough. You can also add ground black pepper and 3 cloves of garlic for spiciness.
Spoon the dough into a hot frying pan with oil and fry on both sides. To make the filling, do not mix the cheese with the vegetable mixture, but place it in the middle. First, pour a tablespoon of zucchini dough, then a teaspoon of grated cheese and then zucchini again on top.
We serve ready-made potato pancakes for breakfast or afternoon snack with sour cream and herbs.

Recipe with soft cottage cheese

This interesting pastry without hot spices can be eaten with ketchup or sweet sauce, so it is better not to add a lot of salt to the dough.

Components:

potatoes – 1 kg;
zucchini – 500 g;
eggs – 1 pc.;
baking soda – 0.25 tsp;
vegetable oil – 150 ml;
cottage cheese – 100 g;
parsley - a few sprigs;
flour – 2 tbsp. l.;
salt.

Preparation:

Grate the peeled vegetables and add soda slaked with vinegar.
It is better to rub the cottage cheese through a sieve before use; it will give the baked goods a delicate taste.
Finely chop the parsley.
Add cottage cheese, egg, salt, herbs and flour to the dough.
Spoon the dough into a hot frying pan with oil. Fry on both sides.
Serve the baked goods hot with any tasty sauce.

Recipe with semolina and potatoes

Draniki with potatoes, zucchini and semolina turn out tender; thanks to the presence of semolina in the dough, they hold their shape well.

Components:

water – 0.5 tbsp.;
zucchini – 500 g;
garlic – 1 tooth;
flour – 2 tbsp. l.;
pepper and salt;
vegetable oil – 100 ml;
semolina – 1 tbsp.;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
carrots – 80 g (1 pc.);
potatoes – 300 g (2 pcs.).

Preparation:

The most time consuming part of preparing these potato pancakes is soaking the semolina. Therefore, we start with cereals. Pour a glass of semolina (200 g) with cold water and leave to swell for half an hour.
We wash, peel and grate the vegetables. First the zucchini, then the carrots and potatoes. Squeeze the garlic through a press. Carefully add excess vegetable juice.
Add semolina to the vegetables. If there is excess water left in the cereal, carefully drain it; we don’t need it. Add flour to make the dough more viscous, add spices and egg.
Fry pancakes in a very hot frying pan in oil, pouring in a tablespoon.
Serve hot with sour cream.

Enjoy your meal!

As you know, zucchini is a very healthy vegetable. It is perfectly absorbed by the body and has a positive effect on digestion and skin condition, and is indispensable in the diet of people who adhere to a healthy lifestyle. A variety of dishes are prepared on its basis. Today we decided to look at a few simple recipes. So, we suggest making squash pancakes. We will share several recipes for this dish, which will allow you to diversify your menu and please your household.

Quick zucchini pancakes

It will take you no more than half an hour to prepare this dish. The result will definitely please both you and your family members. We will make potato pancakes from the following ingredients: a couple of zucchini, two eggs, four tablespoons of flour, a bunch of fresh herbs, one teaspoon each of salt and oregano, a little pepper, 50 ml of vegetable oil. From the listed products you should get 5-6 servings of the dish.

Cooking process

Peel the zucchini and grate it. Add eggs and mix. Wash, lightly dry and finely chop the greens. We put it on the zucchini. Add salt, seasonings, and flour there. Mix. We will use this dough to fry squash pancakes. Heat sunflower oil in a frying pan. Fry pancakes over medium heat on both sides until golden brown. The finished dish is best served hot. It goes well with sour cream. Bon appetit!

Potato and zucchini pancakes

We bring to your attention another simple recipe for a delicious dish. To prepare it, we will need ingredients from the following list: potatoes - 6 medium-sized tubers, one zucchini, one egg, 5 tbsp. spoons of flour, 0.5 teaspoon of salt, pepper to taste, vegetable oil - 6 tbsp. spoons

Instructions

So, let's start cooking. This process will take you no more than half an hour. If you use young zucchini, grate it entirely. Otherwise, the vegetable should first be peeled and seeds removed. We also peel, wash and grate the potatoes. Mix vegetables. Add the egg and mix. Then add salt, pepper and flour. Mix the mass thoroughly. Heat the oil in a frying pan and spoon out the vegetable dough for future pancakes. Fry them on both sides until golden brown. The resulting pancakes can be served with sour cream or your favorite sauce.

Zucchini pancakes with cheese

We offer another recipe for this dish. These pancakes turn out very airy and tender. We will prepare them from the following products: two eggs, one medium-sized zucchini, 100 grams of hard cheese, a little salt and pepper, vegetable oil.

To begin, grate the zucchini and add salt. Leave them for a while so that excess moisture comes out. At this time, beat the eggs in a separate bowl. Add flour and pepper to them. Grind the cheese and add it to the dough. Mix well. Squeeze out the chopped zucchini and mix with the dough. If you do not free the vegetables from excess moisture, you will have to add more flour. Pour oil into the frying pan and heat thoroughly. Then fry the squash on both sides. Place the finished pancakes on a plate and serve. Bon appetit!

Zucchini pancakes in the oven

Most housewives are accustomed to preparing this dish using a frying pan. However, there are a lot of recipes that involve baking pancakes in the oven. We propose to consider several of them.

The squash recipe we offer you is no more difficult to prepare than the equivalent of this dish in a frying pan. First, let's find out what products we need for this. So, you should stock up on the following ingredients: young zucchini - 1 kg, one egg, a small onion, flour - 6 tablespoons, salt to taste.

We wash the zucchini and chop it using a coarse grater. Place the resulting mass in a colander, add salt and stir with a spoon to drain excess juice. After this, put the zucchini back into the bowl. Break the egg here and mix. Peel the onion and finely chop it. Then we send it to the zucchini. Add flour. Mix the dough. Spoon the future squash pancakes onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Place the pancakes in the oven. They should bake for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees. If necessary, the pancakes can be turned over during the baking process if the bottom part begins to burn. All you have to do is transfer the finished pancakes to a plate and serve. Zucchini pancakes in the oven turn out completely low-fat and very tender. Bon appetit!

Recipe for zucchini pancakes with garlic sauce

If you are tired of banal pancakes with sour cream, try making this dish. These pancakes will turn out very tender, and the garlic sauce will give them a unique taste and aroma. If you decide to pamper yourself and your household with this dish, make sure you have in your kitchen such products as half a kilo of zucchini, one egg, onion, 2-3 tbsp. spoons of flour, vegetable oil, salt and pepper. We will make the sauce from the following ingredients: a couple of cloves of garlic, 50 g of mayonnaise, a little salt and pepper. If you prefer to do without mayonnaise, you can replace it with vegetable oil or sour cream.

The squash pancakes, the recipe for which we are considering, should begin by preparing the vegetables. So, grate the pre-washed zucchini on a coarse grater. Lightly season them and leave for a few minutes. Peel the onion and chop it. Now let's make the sauce. To do this, chop the garlic using a press. Add mayonnaise, pepper and salt. Mix well. The sauce is ready. We continue to make dough for potato pancakes. Squeeze the zucchini to remove excess liquid. Add chopped onion and flour to them. Add the egg, salt and pepper. If necessary, add a little vegetable oil. Spoon the dough into a heated frying pan and fry the potato pancakes on both sides, carefully turning them over. Serve the finished dish hot on the table with Bon appetit!