Breaded Zucchini Strips
Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 5 Min
Servings 4 to 6
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground white or black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup bread or cracker crumbs
- 1 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1 cup Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Directions
- Step 1
WASH zucchini; trim ends. Cut in half crosswise, then cut each half into 8 lengthwise strips.
- Step 2
COMBINE flour, salt and pepper in resealable plastic bag. Place beaten eggs and crumbs in separate shallow dishes. Shake a few strips of zucchini at a time in flour mixture, dip in beaten egg, then press in crumbs.
- Step 3
HEAT shortening in a deep fryer to 365ºF. Fry zucchini a few at a time about 4 to 5 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Sprinkle with lemon juice if desired.
Serving size
(1/4 of recipe)
- Calories 260
- Calories from Fat0g
- Total Fat 15g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 80mg
- Sodium 620mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 24g
- Dietary Fiber 2g
- Sugars 4g
- Protein 7g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet