Well it seems I may have salvaged a recipe I messed up - and I thought hmmmmm I betcha lots of people screw up a recipe and find a way to save it without throwing the whole mess out.
.... so I found a recipe for stuffed zucchini on the net - but I don't have a printer, so I figured I could just write the ingredients down and remember the instructions - they're basic enough:
2 zucchini, about 7 inches long, halved lengthwise, stem end left intact
1 tablespoon butter
1 large shallot, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tablespoon flour
2 ounces feta, crumbled
paprika
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease an ovenproof dish.
With a small knife, cut around the zucchini, leaving a rim. Cross hatch the center, then scoop out with a grapefruit knife.
In a small skillet, melt the butter until shimmery. Add the zucchini scoopings, shallot and garlic and saute until soft.
In a small bowl, beat the egg lightly. Stir in the flour, feta and cooked zucchini. Stuff the zucchini boats. Sprinkle with paprika.
Bake for 25 minutes to 40 minutes (depending how firm you like your cooked zucchini), then brown slightly under the broiler.
here's my screw ups:
No shallots - substituted red onion
AND
I forgot to add the zucchini scrapings to the pan when I was cooking the onion and garlic. As a result, the stuffing mix was way too watery. Added another tablespoon of flour, it didn't help. Searched my cupboards for some breadcrumbs, Nope, none of those on hand. Settled for some saltine crackers, crushed them up very finely and added to the mix. Melba crackers would have been better, but didn't have any of those either.
Cooked a bit of the mixture in the microwave to see if it would taste ok when cooked -yep it's pretty yummy. I've got it in the oven now, and it smells delish! Oh ya... after 30 minutes in a 350 oven, I don't think broiling it for browning is going to be necessary either.
I think the recipe is salvaged.
Got any fixes for recipe ooopsies you'd like to share?
.... so I found a recipe for stuffed zucchini on the net - but I don't have a printer, so I figured I could just write the ingredients down and remember the instructions - they're basic enough:
2 zucchini, about 7 inches long, halved lengthwise, stem end left intact
1 tablespoon butter
1 large shallot, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tablespoon flour
2 ounces feta, crumbled
paprika
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease an ovenproof dish.
With a small knife, cut around the zucchini, leaving a rim. Cross hatch the center, then scoop out with a grapefruit knife.
In a small skillet, melt the butter until shimmery. Add the zucchini scoopings, shallot and garlic and saute until soft.
In a small bowl, beat the egg lightly. Stir in the flour, feta and cooked zucchini. Stuff the zucchini boats. Sprinkle with paprika.
Bake for 25 minutes to 40 minutes (depending how firm you like your cooked zucchini), then brown slightly under the broiler.
here's my screw ups:
No shallots - substituted red onion
AND
I forgot to add the zucchini scrapings to the pan when I was cooking the onion and garlic. As a result, the stuffing mix was way too watery. Added another tablespoon of flour, it didn't help. Searched my cupboards for some breadcrumbs, Nope, none of those on hand. Settled for some saltine crackers, crushed them up very finely and added to the mix. Melba crackers would have been better, but didn't have any of those either.
Cooked a bit of the mixture in the microwave to see if it would taste ok when cooked -yep it's pretty yummy. I've got it in the oven now, and it smells delish! Oh ya... after 30 minutes in a 350 oven, I don't think broiling it for browning is going to be necessary either.
I think the recipe is salvaged.
Got any fixes for recipe ooopsies you'd like to share?