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Sicilians eat very little dark meat. Sicily is an arid island, we don’t have much in the way of pastures. Cows are raised primarily for lactation, and production of cheese. Most meat is imported, except for chicken, goat, rabbit and some other wild game. Fish is plenty and so are vegetables. When vegetables are used so extensively, you tend to learn many ways of making it and many more ways to make it look appetizing.
INGREDIENTS FOR TOMATO SAUCE
3 tbsp Virgin Olive Oil
2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp crushed red hot pepper
6 plum tomatoes that have been creamed in a food processor
Salt to taste
Basil leaves for garnish
INGREDIENTS FOR ZUCCHINI
2 Medium zucchini cut in 1/2 in rounds
1/2 cup flour
3 Eggs beaten
1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
Oil for deep frying (I always use olive oil even for frying, but not the expensive one)
DIRECTION FOR SAUCE
Warm up garlic in frying pan with the olive oil
Add crushed pepper and cook for 1/2 minute on high heat
Add tomatoes and salt and lower heat to medium
Let it cook until lightly reduced about 5 minutes
Set aside
DIRECTION FOR ZUCCHINI
Dust flour on zucchini
Add salt to beaten egg
Dip zucchini in the egg
Then in the bread crumbs
Fry in hot oil until golden to medium brown.
Serve as in the picture above, piled up in the shape of a pyramid, with the basil on the top. You may also want to finely chop some basil to sprinkle on the dish.
A great baguette will accompany this dish in the most simple way. You may serve this dish also as a side to any meat or fish, or as a topping to pasta*. Try it as a sandwich.
*For a pasta dish you may need to prepare more tomato sauce and then top pasta with Parmesan Cheese
Penny says:
You paint pictures with your words....this was amazing! I was sitting on that dock with you, drinking wine and spending time with a friend....well done indeed!
claylady says:
Good Morning ,I am new to this site but I love zuchini.I cook it in light margarine or spread and just add a touch of garlic,salt and pepper,willa add basil next time.
RIck51 says:
Even frying in olive oil is too much fat. I make mine the exact same way but I bake them in a 400 degree oven. Fantastic taste and texture.
If you use margarine, even light margarine, or spread you are cooking in tons of trans fat an water. You may as well boil it in water.
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