Courgette Kyufteta
Grated courgette patties with sirene, egg and dill, fried until golden and served with garlicky yoghurt — the Bulgarian answer to a summer glut. Squeezing the courgettes dry is what keeps them from falling apart.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 800 g courgettes, coarsely grated
- 1 tsp salt
- 150 g Bulgarian sirene, crumbled
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp dill, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 0.5 tsp black pepper, ground
- 100 g plain flour
- 150 ml sunflower oil, for frying
- 300 g Bulgarian yoghurt
- 1 clove garlic, crushed, for the sauce
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2617 kcal · P 43.1g · C 162.2g · F 165.9g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Toss the grated courgettes with the salt in a colander and leave for 20 minutes to draw out the water.
- 2Squeeze them hard by the handful, or twisted in a clean cloth, until no more liquid runs out — wet courgettes make patties that spread and break.
- 3In a bowl mix the courgettes with the sirene, eggs, dill, garlic and pepper, then stir in the flour to a thick batter that holds its shape on a spoon.
- 4Heat the oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat.
- 5Drop heaped tablespoons of the mixture into the oil, flatten them slightly and fry for 3 minutes per side until golden brown.
- 6Drain on kitchen paper while you fry the rest, keeping the oil hot between batches.
- 7Stir the garlic for the sauce into the yoghurt and serve with the hot patties.
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Questions and answers
How long does Courgette Kyufteta take to make?
About 55 minutes: 35 min prep and 20 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Courgette Kyufteta?
10 ingredients: courgettes, salt, Bulgarian sirene, eggs, dill, garlic, black pepper, plain flour, sunflower oil, Bulgarian yoghurt.
How many servings does this Courgette Kyufteta recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Courgette Kyufteta?
About 654 kcal, with 10.8 g protein, 40.5 g carbohydrate and 41.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Courgette Kyufteta recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Courgette Kyufteta?
Courgette Kyufteta comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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