How delicious are pan-fried sautéed zucchini! They are incredibly easy, ready in just over 40 minutes, they will be your specialty, an excellent side dish to accompany your main courses of meat and fish. The sautéed zucchini are truly exquisite, besides being a side dish, they are also perfect as a topping for pasta or rice, and to enrich your pizzas and focaccias! Now stop the chit-chat and run to the kitchen to prepare the recipe!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 3
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for Pan-Fried Sautéed Zucchini
- 1.5 lbs zucchini
- 3 cloves red garlic
- 3 tbsps chopped parsley (fresh)
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- to taste fine salt
Useful Tools
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Frying Pan
- Wooden Spoon
- Spoon
- Food Scale
Preparation (Super Easy!) of Pan-Fried Sautéed Zucchini.
Trim the zucchini, wash them and dry them well, then cut them into slices not too thin, set aside.
Clean the garlic cloves, chop them very finely and put them in a pan with the oil, let them slightly brown then add the zucchini.
Lightly salt, stir and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally for about 20/25 minutes.
At this point add the fresh chopped parsley, mix and finish cooking over high heat, stirring occasionally, at the end of cooking the zucchini should be soft and golden, enjoy!
Tips
You can enrich the pan-fried sautéed zucchini with a generous sprinkle of freshly ground pepper added before serving.
You can use sautéed zucchini not only as a side dish but also as a topping for pasta or rice, and to enrich pizzas and focaccias.
Once cooked and well cooled you can store the sautéed zucchini in an airtight container in the fridge for 2/3 days.
