Broccoli Fritters Recipe

There’s a significantly excessive ratio of broccoli in these! These Broccoli Fritters are a good way to cover quite a lot of greens into irresistible little bites. They usually’re freezer pleasant too!

Broccoli Fritters

“You may be amazed how little batter there’s for the mound of broccoli used.”

I’ve been posting a broccoli recipe each week for the previous few weeks as a result of it’s been insanely low-cost these days! For these of you in Australia, it’s at the moment $1.00/kg (that’s $0.50 / lb) at Coles (often it’s $4+/kg!). So me being me, who can by no means resist a very good cut price, I stocked up massive time which implies I’ve needed to get significantly inventive to get by the ridiculous quantity of broccoli stockpiled in my fridge. Right here’s what I’ve shared these days:

• Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Broccoli Bread Bake – created from scratch, able to pop into the oven in simply quarter-hour, it is a smart way to make use of up any leftover stale bread mendacity round.

• Magic Broccoli – it really is magic how just a little roasting with garlic, a drizzle of lemon juice and a scattering of parmesan fully transforms broccoli!

Plus previous to this, I additionally posted a Creamy Broccoli Soup (superb how creamy it’s even with out cream!) and Roasted Broccoli with Pangritata (which is a flowery phrase for toasted bread crumbs).

Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Broccoli Strata (Bread Bake)

Broccoli Soup – Thick & Creamy!

Magic Broccoli

Roasted Broccoli with Parmesan Pangritata (Toasted Breadcrumbs)

So the Broccoli Mission continues. And immediately it’s chew measurement goodies within the type of Broccoli Fritters, that even children love! These are significantly tasty fritters. And you can be amazed how a lot broccoli there’s in them. There may be a complete head of broccoli to make 6 fritters, and it solely makes use of about 3/4 cup of batter. The “secret” step is to make use of a potato masher to evenly crush the cooked broccoli. This loosens them up so you solely want sufficient batter to carry them collectively, and so they mould right into a fritter form with a clean golden brown floor reasonably than lumps of broccoli protruding.

“These fritters freeze effectively. Simply pan fry briefly to reheat them so that you get the crispy crust.”

I made these Broccoli Fritters with a fast yoghurt sauce however you don’t even want the sauce to be sincere, they’re nice eaten plain. These additionally freeze very well! To reheat, simply thaw then cook dinner them rapidly in a dry fry pan to make the floor barely crispy in addition to heating them by. I don’t advocate microwaving them as they’ll go soggy, and within the oven the underside goes soggy although the highest crisps up properly.

Tailored from a recipe by Smitten Kitchen (I feel! I don’t have the precise unique recipe however a reader was form sufficient to level me in that path and I recognised the recipe!)

Broccoli Fritters Recipe

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Serves: 6 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes 10 minutes

Nutrition facts: 126 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 3 cups broccoli florets and stem , roughly chopped into 2cm/1 inch pieces (see notes) (about 1 medium head of broccoli)
• 2 tbsp oil (vegetable, olive oil, canola)
• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp milk (low fat or full fat)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Black pepper
• 1/4 cup plain yoghurt
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Steam or boil the broccoli until quite tender (but not mushy). I did this in the microwave using a steamer, it took 3 minutes on high.
2. Use a potato masher to roughy "squish" the broccoli. Not to look like mashed potato, but just to squish it a bit so when cooked it can be flattened with a spatula to make fritters with a smooth surface rather than having big lumps sticking out.
3. Combine the Yoghurt Sauce ingredients and mix well.
4. Place egg in a bowl and use a fork to lightly beat the egg. Add the remaining Batter ingredients and mix until combined. The Batter may seem a little thick but it will loosen up when you add the broccoli because when you squish it, it will release some liquid.
5. Add the broccoli and mix to evenly disperse throughout the Batter.
6. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a fry pan over medium heat.
7. Scoop 1/4 cup of Batter and drop into the pan and use a spoon to gently flatten to about 1cm/1/3" thickness. Cook 3 fritters at a time.
8. Cook each side for 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown. Repeat with remaining Batter.
9. Serve with the Yoghurt Sauce and extra lemon wedges, if desired.

Notes

1. I also add most of the broccoli stems into these fritters. For the thicker part, I recommend peeling it with a potato peeler as I find the skin can be quite tough. Then roughly chop them into a medium size dice so they cook in the same time as the florets.
2. This recipe also works great with cauliflower.
3. Nutrition per serving.