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Courgette fritters with poached eggs

Serve these dairy-free courgette/zucchini fritters topped with poached eggs and hot sauce for brunch or a light meal.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup fine polenta
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 courgettes (400g total weight), coarsely grated and patted dry with kitchen paper
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 spring onion, finely sliced
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 poached eggs
  • 4 teaspoons hot sauce (or chilli sauce), to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the oven to its lowest setting. In a bowl, beat together the 2 eggs, polenta, baking powder and paprika with a fork. Stir the courgettes into the batter, along with the chilli and spring onion, then season with pepper.

    2 Heat half the oil in a heavy-based, non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add heaped dessert spoonfuls of the batter to the pan, 2 or 3 at a time, and pat down gently into discs. Fry for 2–3 min until golden on the bottom, then flip over and cook on the other side for 2–3 min more. Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper and keep warm in the oven. Repeat with the remaining batter, adding a little more oil to the pan between each batch.

    3 Divide the courgette fritters among 4 plates, piling them up in small stacks. Top each with a poached egg, then drizzle with a few drops of hot sauce or chilli sauce and serve.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use a gluten-free baking powder.

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