Courgette Fritters

Name: Courgette Fritters (Mücver)
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: courgettes 2 salt; courgettes 2 salt; pul biber or chilli flakespinch; pul biber or chilli flakespinch; onion 1, grated; garlic 2 cloves, finely chopped; feta cheese 1 tbsp egg 1, yolk and white separated flour 1 tbsp; feta cheese 1 tbsp egg 1, yolk and white separated flour 1 tbsp; feta cheese 1 tbsp egg 1, yolk and white separated flour 1 tbsp; pepper; sunflower oil 200 ml/½ cup; feta cheese 1 tbsp egg 1, yolk and white separated flour 1 tbsp; feta cheese 1 tbsp egg 1, yolk and white separated flour 1 tbsp

Mücver

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Yashim Cooks Istanbul

By Jason Goodwin

Published 2016

About

The perfect picnic food, prepared in advance.

Ingredients

courgettes 2 salt
garlic 2 cloves, finely chopped
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Asia
Turkey
Side dish
Spicy
Vegetarian
Istanbul
Mediterranean

Method

Grate the courgettes, skin and all, into a colander. Mix them around with a teaspoonful of salt and let them drain for half an hour under a plate weighted down with something heavy – a pan of water will do.
Squeeze the courgettes again, to help expel their water, which is a beautiful jade green in the bowl. The drier the better. In a bowl, mix them with the garlic a