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How to prepare courgettes

Name: How to prepare courgettes
Prep time: 29 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 2 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 courgettes

Preparing courgettes is fairly simple. You just need to remember 3 things: 1) the bigger they are, the less good they will be, 2) they never need to be peeled, and 3) the central part with the seeds is pretty tasteless.

294 K 1× 3.6/5 (104 reviews)

30 min.

Easy

1.50 €

2 pieces

1 Ingredient

Last modified on: June 8^th 2011

For 2 pieces, you will need:

1 2 courgettes
Total weight: 500 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.

Scrub the courgettes in water with a scourer to get them smooth.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Cut off the ends.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

If you want rounds, you're almost done: slice them with a knife or, better still, using a mandolin.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

If you want diced courgettes, cut them in 4 lengthways.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

With a knife, cut off the central part containing the seeds.

Stage 6

You should only keep the part with the skin, without seeds.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cut this lengthways...

Stage 8 - ⌛ 10 min.

...and finally across to produce small triangles.

Your courgette is now ready to use.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 2 min.

If you are only using a mandolin, it is better to cut the courgette into chunks first, then cut these on the mandolin...

Stage 10

...turning them every time you get the the seeds in the centre.

Stage 11

This will produce small sticks, the length of the chunks, which can then be cut into dice if you wish.

Remarks

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 sieved.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	0	0	20 RDI=2 %	140 RDI=7 %	570 RDI: 7 %
Per 100 g	0	0	3 RDI=0 %	30 RDI=1 %	110 RDI: 1 %
Per piece	0	0	7 RDI=1 %	70 RDI=3 %	280 RDI: 3 %

How much will it cost?

For 2 pieces : 1.50 €
Per piece : 0.75 €

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Courgette

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The 1 comment already posted on this recipe

Thanks for sharing, j.h. The removing of the seeds seems so obvious and yet, I never thought to use your method.
Posted by Louise june 8^th 2011 at 12:14 n° 1

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