Squash and Sweet Potato Ukoy (Fritters)
Try these Healthy Squash and Sweet Potato Ukoy (Fritters) for a quick and easy appetizer, lunch or dinner. This dish is very popular in the Philippines.
Ingredients
- 1 cup kabocha squash peeled, julienned
- ½ cup sweet potato peeled, julienned
- ½ medium red onion julienned
- 1 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
- ¼ cup green onions sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced, finely chopped
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ⅓ cup cold water
- 1 pc egg
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- oil for frying
Instructions
MIX THE VEGETABLES
- In a large bowl, add julienned squash, carrots, onion, garlic, parsley and scallions. Mix the vegetables together.
PREPARE THE BATTER
- In a separate bowl, add flour, cornstarch, egg, fish sauce, water and salt and pepper. Stir everything until fully distributed.
POUR THE BATTER OVER VEGETABLE
- Once the mixture was poured over the vegetables, combine everything together until evenly distributed.
PAN FRY
- In over medium heat pan, add oil, scoop at least ¼ cup batter from the mixture to the pan. Cook the Ukoy for 3-4 minutes each side or until golden brown. Once cooked, set it aside and drain the excess oil before plating.
DIPPING SAUCE
- in a small bowl add vinegar, finely chopped red onion and mix together. You can also use shriracha for spicy flavour.
Notes
- This recipe yields 5-6 Fritters depending on how big you can make them.
- If you are vegetarian, you can substitute fish sauce to vegetarian oyster sauce.You will find them in Asian Grocery Store.
- The fritters tend to get soggy the longer they sit so best to serve them immediately.
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