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"gmb27" wrote in message
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Hi folks, can anybody tell me at what length I should be cutting off my
courgettes? In cm would be good thanks as Ive only tried this for the
first time this year. Thanks!

You can cut them at all sizes including the flowers for stuffing, however
it'd be normal to cut them at about 10cm or 15 cm. BUT, even though you
maintain constant vigilance, you will find that some still manage to
escape
detection and you will have to cut them when they reach the size of a
torpedo. When that happens, cut then in half lengthwise and stuff them
with
a savoury mince mix, top it with cheese and bake it in the oven, so just
feed that halved segments to the chooks. Chooks LOVE torpedo sized
zucchini.

Up to 8" I slice and sautee with olive oil and garlic (or shallots and
parsley). From 8" to 12" I stuff with sausage, bread crumbs, and cheese.
Larger than 12", they get grated into baking (bread, cakes, ect) to add
moisture to finished goods.

Since we've moved on to recipes..... my favourite way of cooking them (but
not low fat or particulalry good for me) is to slice them, fry them in
butter (real butter, not that artificial poop) till they are bron on both
sides and when they are almost done, drop in a crushed clove of garlic,
quickly stir to cook garlic and then quickly add bread crumbs and stir to
mop up all the butter and garlic and serve at once.

Essentially, this is one of my favorite ways to prepare mushrooms, green
beans, sliced carrots, and squash, but I don't brown the vegetable
first. I sautee the vegetable with butter, and shallots. Once nearly
done, I sprinkle on some minced parsley, and lastly the breadcrumbs
(very lightly). Some parmesan is often added at the table.
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