1 | Scrub the courgettes in water with a scourer to get them smooth. | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-1.webp) |
2 | Cut off the ends. | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-2.webp) |
3 | If you want rounds, you're almost done: slice them with a knife or, better still, using a mandolin. | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-3.webp) |
4 | If you want diced courgettes, cut them in 4 lengthways. | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-4.webp) |
5 | With a knife, cut off the central part containing the seeds. | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-5.webp) |
6 | You should only keep the part with the skin, without seeds. | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-6.webp) |
7 | Cut this lengthways... | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-7.webp) |
8 | ...and finally across to produce small triangles.
Your courgette is now ready to use. | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-8.webp) |
9 | If you are only using a mandolin, it is better to cut the courgette into chunks first, then cut these on the mandolin... | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-9.webp) |
10 | ...turning them every time you get the the seeds in the centre. | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-10.webp) |
11 | This will produce small sticks, the length of the chunks, which can then be cut into dice if you wish. | ![How to prepare courgettes : etape 25 How to prepare courgettes : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/397-11.webp) |
The idea that "the bigger a courgette is, the less flavour it has" is not easy to put over, especially as amateur gardeners usually think quite the opposite: "Ooh, a big courgette - yummy!" But unfortunately the big ones (on the way to becoming marrows) are only good for stuffing.
The Pourcel brothers (chef twins) only use courgettes that have seeds for making a puree which is then
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