Uncle Bill's Deep Fried Zucchini Strips

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium zucchini, - 8 inches long
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons whole milk, homogenized
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 3/4 cup cracker crumb (saltines)
• 2 cups extra virgin olive oil (for deep frying) or 2 cups vegetable oil (for deep frying)
• 1 (2 ounce) package bearnaise sauce mix

Recipe

• 1 wash and trim zucchini, (do not peel).
• 2 cut zucchini into about 2 1/2" long by 1/2" thick strips.
• 3 in a medium-size mixing bowl, beat eggs and milk until fluffy.
• 4 in a plastic bag, add flour, seasoning salt and shake well.
• 5 in a separate plastic bag, add finely crushed saltine crackers.
• 6 dip zucchini strips in egg mixture.
• 7 drop into flour mixture and shake well to coat.
• 8 dip again into egg mixture.
• 9 drop into crushed crackers and shake well to coat.
• 10 heat olive oil to 325 f to 350 f in a medium-size frying pan or use a deep fryer.
• 11 drop coated zucchini (a few at a time) in the hot oil and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes, turning once, (do not overcook).
• 12 zucchini should be crunchy.
• 13 serve immediately with bearnaise sauce as a dip.
• 14 sauce for dipping: prepare contents of bearnaise sauce according to package directions or make your own.
• 15 note: instead of using plastic bags, place the flour mixture in a mixing bowl, and the crumbs in a separate bowl. this will not be quite as messy.
• 16 also, panko crumbs would be excellent or cornflake crumbs.
• 17 see uncle bill's homemade panko style bread crumbs.