Often, while I'm sitting at our computer, I can be found perusing the internet for new recipes to test on the
Unfortunately, I'm not the best in the kitchen. I've got a lot to learn, & I'm sure the tiny area we call a kitchen isn't a conducive learning environment, but I give it my best. Looking back on the zucchini fritters now, I can tell where I may have slipped up, & where my kitchen appliances & supplies failed me. I encourage you all to give the recipe a try, though!
The first mistake I think I made was that I didn't shred up enough zucchini. The second was that I don't think I got enough water out of them! I thought I had, because I seriously had about a cup of zucchini juice in the bowl. I pushed them against my fine mesh strainer & I wrung them out using a couple paper towels (I highly suggest using cheese cloth instead, we just didn't have any). It was crazy the amount of water that came out!
The second thing that hindered the way these zucchini fritters came out was our stove. It is very, very old & desperately needs to be updated, but my grandfather (our landlord) tends to be...well...cheap (the washer & dryer for the building is literally from the 70s) & will not get a new one until this one completely croaks. The knobs on the stove don't have any "high-low" notches, but even if they did, they probably wouldn't be of any help. The flame comes out as either super-duper high, or barely on. There really isn't any in between (it's a total hassle to make rice). So, it was either burn them way to quickly & smoke up the entire apartment, or let them cook really slow. I opted for the latter, which took the fritter out of "zucchini fritter" & replaced it with pancake.
The recipe was really easy, quick, & tasty; I'll definitely be making these again. Especially since Cyrus gobbled up a few by himself!
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