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Squash Fritters (Vegan Filipino Ukoy)

Made with a variety of vegetables and summer squash. Filipino Fritters, ukoy, is best with white vinegar and rice. These fritters can also be served with ketchup or some tofu scramble! It depends how long the fritters might take. If you cook one by one it will take about 15 minutes for just one.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American, Filipino
Servings 5 people
Calories 437 kcal

Equipment

  • deep fryer or pot
  • cutting board
  • shredder
  • measuring spoons and cups
  • knife
  • flat/big spatula
  • big mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

Vegetables

  • 1 sweet potato
  • 1 yellow summer squash
  • 2 carrots medium sized
  • 1 potato large or 2 small
  • 2 tbsp green onions

Flax seed egg

  • 2 tbsp. flax seed
  • 5 tbsp. water

Dry ingredients

  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tsp pepper
  • 1.5 tsp onion powder
  • 1.5 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ cup corn starch or potato starch
  • 1.5 cup white rice flour or brown rice flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Liquids

  • 1 cup plant milk or water
  • 1/4 cup Oil

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl add the flaxseeds and water. Mix and leave aside for at least 5 minutes.
  • First, shred the veggies. Be careful not to cut yourself, so with the left over you can cut it into shredded pieces.
  • In a big bowl, add the vegetables. Add in the flaxseed & mix. After, include the plant milk.
  • Throw in the dry ingredients, mix.
  • This step is to fry the fritters. Use a flat and big spatula. Get a spoon and scoop up the batter onto the spatula and shape it into a circle.
  • In a pan with the oil on medium heat, add the fritter. Be careful because it might splatter.

Notes

  1. How much oil you need depends on how big your pot or deep fryer is. Oil is high in calories. 
  2. Frying one fritter at a time will take longer. It makes about 8-10 fritters. 
  3. If you use a store bought gluten free flour, it won't be as crispy if you won't use rice flour or potato starch/ corn starch. 

Nutrition

Calories: 437kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 8gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 856mgPotassium: 656mgFiber: 7gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 10694IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 178mgIron: 4mg
Keyword comfort food, fritters, fritters recipe, squash fritters
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