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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 7, 2022 10:30:11 GMT 2
...and coming. There's no stopping them. We used to have no problem giving them away but two reliable takers have let us down. Su is now growing her own. Tina was always a reliable recipient of the inevitable overgrown specimen that was hiding under a leaf because she gave it to her chickens - but she is between chickens (as it were). We'll be eating them again tonight. Courgette souflés, courgette fritters, courgette soup, grilled courgettes - done them all. Have Potters got unusual recipes?
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Post by OnlyMark on Aug 7, 2022 11:06:00 GMT 2
We use a potato peeler to make thin slices and add Serrano ham cut up, lemon juice and whatever other stuff we want like harissa.
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Post by sophie on Aug 7, 2022 16:39:31 GMT 2
It delicious when grated and used as an ingredient in chocolate cake. Makes for a deliciously moist cake.
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 7, 2022 18:53:31 GMT 2
We use a potato peeler to make thin slices and add Serrano ham cut up, lemon juice and whatever other stuff we want like harissa. Sounds good. I hope to be back on kitchen duty soon so I'll do this. |
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 7, 2022 18:54:57 GMT 2
It delicious when grated and used as an ingredient in chocolate cake. Makes for a deliciously moist cake. Mrs Faz is the cake maker. Once she has handed back general cooking responsibities to me I'll suggest it too her. |
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Post by auntieannie on Aug 7, 2022 21:37:59 GMT 2
sauteed courgettes? courgettes in tomato sauce? stuffed courgettes?
an unusual one is grated and added to grated raw potatoes to make "paillasson", a gourmet version of rosti.
grate and dehydrate completely, store in a cool dry place in an air-tight jar, to use in winter to thicken soups and stews.
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Post by auntieannie on Aug 7, 2022 21:39:50 GMT 2
savoury tarte aux courgettes with either feta or lardons or something like that?
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Post by auntieannie on Aug 7, 2022 21:40:15 GMT 2
courgette flan?
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 7, 2022 23:15:01 GMT 2
Paillason sounds good. The paille bit presumably means straw.
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Post by kuskiwi on Aug 8, 2022 5:48:19 GMT 2
Friend stuffs the larger ones with mince or other veggies then bakes them. Personally I'd feed them to chickens or compost them. Just in case you hadn't guessed I'm not a fan.
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Post by auntieannie on Aug 8, 2022 6:48:52 GMT 2
Baz, yes and no. Paillasson is what you use to wipe your shoes on that is placed just outside or just inside the door. But paille does mean straw. So you grate the raw potatoes and courgettes really thin. I would use what we call bircher grater here in Switzerland. Dunno the English terminology for it
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 8, 2022 10:22:53 GMT 2
Tonight we'll be having pasta with chopped courgettes, cream, mushrooms and smoked salmon.
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Post by tzarine on Aug 9, 2022 2:12:05 GMT 2
frittata
fritters
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 9, 2022 10:17:38 GMT 2
Tonight it is cold roast chicken and salad.
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Post by auntieannie on Aug 9, 2022 21:11:05 GMT 2
you can add a small raw courgette to leaf salads.
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 9, 2022 22:58:25 GMT 2
you can add a small raw courgette to leaf salads. We had that tonight. |
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Post by slowcoach on Aug 10, 2022 12:47:19 GMT 2
... Personally I'd feed them to chickens or compost them. Just in case you hadn't guessed I'm not a fan. We have dogs to do the biz. Strangely the sheep will eat the leaves with gusto but are not keen on the fruit.
Here they are traditionally grown very big indeed, as they can then be stored and eaten in the bleak days to come. This is somewhat reflected in what reaches the shops and markets. Once people are persuaded that you can eat them small and without peeling and gutting them we can give always them away. |
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