Savory pumpkin fritters are a delicious appetizer or a finger food second course for Carnival, did you see it’s just around the corner?
These pumpkin fritters are really easy to prepare with very few ingredients, I can guarantee the kids will love them, try them and add the herbs you like best, I added parsley and some very finely chopped melting cheese so they’re not only good but also wonderfully stringy.
But I have to tell you that while looking for ideas on the internet, I came across a recipe that from the photo seemed to be from my dear friend, but then I discovered they had stolen the photo and moreover, the recipe was a real flop. My friend’s version turns out great, I revisited it, keeping more or less the same basics, but what can I say, you can’t rest easy, they steal photos and then modify recipes to mess them up, what people!!
Let’s find out how to prepare savory pumpkin fritters right after the photo, as always!!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Frying, Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
- Energy 310.92 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 29.51 (g) of which sugars 4.69 (g)
- Proteins 15.05 (g)
- Fat 16.09 (g) of which saturated 7.39 (g)of which unsaturated 2.91 (g)
- Fibers 1.84 (g)
- Sodium 1,631.33 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 275 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Savory Pumpkin Fritters
- 4 cups pumpkin (already cleaned)
- 1 shallot
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/8 cup ricotta cheese
- 2.5 oz chili-flavored fresh cheese (like Latteria or Caciotta)
- 1 egg
- 1.75 oz Pecorino Romano (grated)
- 2 pinches salt
- 2 pinches pepper
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
How to Make Savory Pumpkin Fritters
Prepare the pumpkin fritters by cutting the pumpkin into very small pieces.
Chop the shallot and let it wilt in a pan with olive oil until it starts to become transparent, then add the pumpkin.
Salt and pepper, and cook the pumpkin for 10 minutes, stirring often.
When cooked, even if still firm, blend it together with the shallot.
Add the ricotta, grated cheese, the egg, and the parsley, and mix very well to combine all ingredients.
Form the savory pumpkin fritters with slightly oiled hands, take 1 tablespoon of the mixture, insert small pieces of cheese inside, and close the fritters by compressing them slightly with your hands.
Arrange them on a cutting board as you prepare them.
Heat deep oil for frying.
Fry a few pumpkin fritters at a time so as not to lower the oil temperature too much; once golden on all sides, drain them with a slotted spoon onto absorbent paper.
Lightly salt them before serving and..
ENJOY YOUR MEAL
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Storing Pumpkin Fritters
Savory pumpkin fritters can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days; before enjoying them, heat them in a pan without fats to warm them up.
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