How to prepare a zucchini

✅ The essentials

The zucchini is not peeled and it cooks fast. It releases water: in the pan, you cook it on high heat without a lid so it browns instead of boiling.

🛒 Choosing it

Firm, shiny, rather small or medium: the big ones have more seeds and less taste.

🧼 Preparing it

Wash it, cut both ends. That is all, the skin is eaten.

🔪 Cutting it for the dish

• In rounds or half-moons, for the pan.
• In dice, for a ratatouille or a sauce.
• In sticks, for the oven.
• Grated, for a cake or fritters; squeeze it in a tea towel to remove the water.

⏱️ How long it takes

One minute.

🧊 Storing it

In the fridge, four to five days. It does not like waiting too long, it goes soft.

🍽️ Make it tonight

The page "Sautéed vegetables, in a pan or a wok": zucchini half-moons on high heat.