Broccoli Stem Fritters Recipe
—> Did you know: 80 BILLION pounds of food is thrown away each year in the U.S.?! AND, the average American family of four throws out $1,600 a year in produce. <—
Here’s how to avoid wasting your broccoli steams and get a delicious snack out of them:
Save your stems as you may broccoli. You can keep them in the crisper (the veggie drawer in your fridge) for a long time before they go bad. I usually save up 5-7 stems and then make a BIG batch of fritters. You can also make these with just one stem.
Chop your stems into small pieces and blend them in a blender.
Mix blended stems in a mixing bowl with eggs, almond flour, onion, salt, pepper, and garlic powder (or fresh garlic).
The amount of egg and almond flour you use will depend on how much broccoli stem you have. Start slow and add more as you test the consistency.
Here’s my typical (estimate) recipe:
6 broccoli stems
4 eggs
1.5 cups of almond flour
salt, pepper, garlic (sometimes a dash of cumin) I don’t measure my spices.
Next, melt some coconut oil in a skillet over ~medium heat and scoop three blobs of your mixture into the pan (depending on your pan size you might be able to make more at once).
Smaller is better when you’re starting out. The bigger the fritter the harder to flip and you’ll end up hating the process, haha!
Pat the blobs down with your spatula into pancake looking shapes and let them cook for about 5 minutes. Trust me, let them cook longer than you think you should or they’ll be a total mess when trying to flip them.
After five minutes, I use two spatulas - a soft flexible spatula to wiggle underneath of the fritter and a firm spatula to help guide it from the side. One by one I flip the fritters and let them cook for a few more minutes. *It takes some practice to get YOUR technique down. Experiment and know that you’ll “lose” a few fritters in the process ;)
Re-oil your pan and go again until you’ve cooked all of your fritters. Be patient and keep trying. It’s so worth it once you find a technique that works for you.
Eat them as a side dish, with hummus or hot sauce, or use them as a sandwich bun. The options are limitless :)
Good luck & enjoy your broccoli frits!
