Zucchini cooked in a little bacon fat with garlic and pepper.
New cookbook version · Serves 4
Written to complete the family collection. This is a new version, not a recovered record of the original cook.
Ingredients
- 150 g bacon, diced
- 4 zucchini, sliced
- 1 tsp olive oil if needed
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Black pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Method
- Cook bacon in a wide pan over medium heat until lightly crisp. Lift out, leaving about 1 tbsp fat.
- Add zucchini in batches and cook over medium-high heat for 6–8 minutes until browned and tender.
- Add garlic for 30 seconds, then return bacon.
- Finish with pepper and lemon. Taste before adding salt.
From preparation to the table
Original photographs from our family cooking. Where the recipe is labelled as a new version, these earlier photographs record the meal and may show variations rather than every exact ingredient or step above.
