Pan Fried Crookneck Squash Recipes

Steps:

• Place cornbread mix in a gallon-size resealable bag; season with salt and black pepper. Add squash, seal bag, and shake to coat evenly. Remove squash from bag and shake off any excess cornmeal.
• Heat about 1/4 inch of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry squash in the hot oil, working in batches, until center is cooked and edges are crisp, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

Steps:

• Melt ghee in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add squash, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 more minutes.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and serve warm, garnished with fresh parsley.

Steps:

• Combine egg and milk together in a small bowl, mix well.
• In a second bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper and garlic salt. Dip squash slices first in the egg mixture, then dredge the squash in the dry mixture.
• Heat 1/2 inch of oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Fry squash until golden brown.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to the high broil setting. Set a rack in the oven 3 to 4-inches from the broiler.
• In a medium bowl toss the sliced squash with the oil, rosemary, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Lay the squash in a single layer on a cooling rack set inside a foil lined half sheet pan. Broil until the squash is golden brown on 1 side, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk the eggs, ricotta, and Parmesan together in a medium mixing bowl. Put the squash in a 10-inch nonstick, oven-safe saute pan set over medium heat. Pour the egg mixture into the pan and stir with a silicone spatula to make sure egg gets under the squash. Cook without stirring until the egg mixture has set on the bottom and begins to set on top, about 4 to 5 minutes. Put the pan under the broiler until lightly browned and puffy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Loosen the frittata from the pan by moving a rubber spatula around the edges. Slide the frittata onto a plate or other serving dish, and cut into 6 servings. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a large skillet or electric skillet, heat about a 1/4 of a inch deep of oil.
• In a bowl,add egg, buttermilk and 2% milk, salt and pepper and mix well. Set aside.
• In another bowl add panko bread crumbs, set aside.
• Slice yellow squash to your desired thickness and place slices in the milk mixture and coat well.
• Dip one slice of squash into bread crumbs and place in heated oil. Make sure you lay the squash in a single layer to fry. Repeat process til you fill the skillet.
• Brown one side on medium heat for 3-4 minutes and turn to brown other side of squash for another 3-4 minutes or until tender.
• Drain on paper towel and serve.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat in a wide, heavy skillet. Add the zucchini. Cook, stirring or shaking the pan, until the zucchini is lightly seared and beginning to soften, three to five minutes. Remove from the pan, and set aside.
• Add the remaining olive oil to the pan, then the garlic. Cook, stirring, just until fragrant -- less than 30 seconds. Stir in the tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until the tomatoes have begun to cook down, about five minutes. Return the zucchini to the pan, add salt and pepper to taste, and reduce the heat to medium. Cook, stirring often, until the zucchini is tender and translucent and the tomatoes have cooked down to a fragrant sauce. Stir in the basil, and taste and adjust seasonings. Remove from the heat and serve hot, or allow to cool and serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Slice the squash about a 1/4 an inch thick.
• Preaheat oil in a frying pan.
• Season the squash slices with salt and pepper.
• Coat the squash slices with cornmeal.
• Fry squash about two minutes per side, or until slighty brown.
• Let cool and enjoy.

Steps:

• slice squash into 1/8 in slices.
• chop onion scapes and basil together.
• crack egg into bowl add milk.
• add in onion, basil, squash and turn to cover.
• in the paper bag, add flour, corn meal, cheese, salt, and pepper (if you like spicey you can add in hot peppers, red peppers, ).
• shake, shake, shake.
• put into med hot skillet with butter and oil and fry up, turn when edges are turning brown.
• at this point sprinkle with remaining parm cheese.
• take out and lay on a plate lined with paper towels to drain sprinkle with additional parm cheese or ther heat as you choose.