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How to prepare 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.

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Last modified on: June 8^th 2011

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You will need:

1 2 courgettes
Total weight: 500 grams

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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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
135 Kcal or 565 Kj	0 gr	0 gr	15 gr
7 %	0 %	0 %	2 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
27 Kcal or 113 Kj	0 gr	0 gr	3 gr
1 %	0 %	0 %	<1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

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This recipe uses (among others)

Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Minestrone, Green hummus, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Crunchy spring salad, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, ... All

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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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