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Simple Southern Fried Squash

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This Simple Southern Fried squash is a little like vegetable candy! So yummy, so perfect, and you can't eat just a few pieces. So hard to resist!

This Simple Southern Fried squash is a little like vegetable candy! So yummy, so perfect, and you can't eat just a few pieces. So hard to resist!

My parents had a garden for as long as I could remember. And even when I can't remember, like toddler age, there are pictures of me with a garden in the back ground.  

I remember my mother frying all sorts of goodies from the garden. I was told I used to eat fried okra, squash, and the likes. I find that hard to believe because by the time I knew what I was eating, I would no longer eat those things.

The older I got, the pickier I got.

This Simple Southern Fried squash is a little like vegetable candy! So yummy, so perfect, and you can't eat just a few pieces. So hard to resist!

I was still picky throughout my teenage years and much of my younger adult life. A few years ago my taste buds changed and I've been eating these kinds of goodies since. 

Fried squash is delicious and it goes with so many things. It makes the perfect summer side dish.

This Simple Southern Fried squash is a little like vegetable candy! So yummy, so perfect, and you can't eat just a few pieces. So hard to resist!

Ingredients in fried squash:

  • squash
  • buttermilk
  • flour
  • salt and pepper
  • canola oil

How do you cook squash?

Wash the squash, remove the ends, and slice into ¼ to ½ inch slices. Place into a bowl of buttermilk.

Mix together flour, salt and pepper.

Heat up a skillet with about ½ inch of oil.

Once hot, toss the squash into flour mix and shake off excess flour.

Place in the hot oil, and fry on both sides until golden brown. Remove, and place on paper towels, and sprinkle with salt.

This Simple Southern Fried squash is a little like vegetable candy! So yummy, so perfect, and you can't eat just a few pieces. So hard to resist!

Do you peel yellow squash?

I do not. The skin of squash is very soft and edible.

Tips for the best fried squash:

  1. Make sure the oil is hot before placing the squash in the pan. Otherwise your squash with soak up a lot of oil. I like sprinkling just a tiny bit of flour into the pan to test the temperature. You'll know it's ready when the flour starts to bubble around the flour, as opposed to it settling straight to the bottom. Alternatively you can check the temperature with a thermometer.
  2. Don't over crowd your pan. I only place about 4 or 5 pieces into the pan when frying.
This Simple Southern Fried squash is a little like vegetable candy! So yummy, so perfect, and you can't eat just a few pieces. So hard to resist!

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Yield: 4

Simple Southern Fried Squash

Simple Southern Fried Squash

This Simple Southern Fried squash is a little like vegetable candy! So yummy, so perfect, and you can't eat just a few pieces. So hard to resist!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 yellow squash, sliced ¼ to ½ inch thick
  • 1 cup of buttermilk
  • 1 cup to 1 ½ cups flour for dredging
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • canola oil to fry

Instructions

    1. Place your buttermilk in a large bowl and place your sliced squash in the buttermilk, using your hands toss to coat.
    2. In a shallow dish, or pie pan (it’s what I use), place your flour, starting with 1 cup, you can add additional if needed. Season with salt and pepper.
    3. In a large skillet, I use my cast iron, pour enough oil to be about half an inch up the side of the skillet.
    4. Heat the oil over medium high heat until it’s hot and ready.
    5. Remove a few pieces of squash from the buttermilk and place in your flour, coating both sides, and shaking off the excess.
    6. Place in the skillet and fry on each side until golden brown.
    7. Remove from oil, place on paper towels to drain.
    8. Season with more salt. And repeat until you've cooked all the squash.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 386Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 256mgCarbohydrates: 66gFiber: 7gSugar: 12gProtein: 11g

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  1. Jessica

    Fried SQUASH!? How have I not seen this recipe before??? Like fried pickles but healthy right? I'm gonna say so. Definitely trying this recipe ASAP!

    -Jessica
    http://www.wedressalright.com

    • Joanna

      I'll back you up, fried squash, healthy! 😉

  2. Lisa Ehrman

    I love fried squash! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    • Joanna

      Your welcome! We do too! 🙂

  3. Rose @ Walnut Acre

    Fried squash is one of the foods I look forward to each summer.

    • Joanna

      Same here! 🙂

  4. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom

    Why is it that everything is better fried??? This looks delicious! Visiting from Turn It Up Tuesday!

    xoxo
    Lisa

    • Joanna

      I don't know! We eat fried things, but not too often. Your right, everything is better fried.

  5. Lux

    Sounds yummy!

    • Joanna

      Thanks!

  6. Steph

    I love fried when I'm craving comfort foods....I don't know why I've never seen this before. Can't wait to give it a try!

    • Joanna

      Nothing says comfort like fried squash! 😉

  7. Jess

    I'm 99% sure that I could eat a whole bowl of these!

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

    • Joanna

      I agree with you, so could I! 😉

  8. Kathy

    Visiting from the Recipe Swap. Thanks for sharing. This recipe looks delish!

    • Joanna

      Thanks for coming by!

  9. Stephanie R

    This reminds me of my mom. She used to make fried squash and I would just wait by the kitchen to get some as they finished! I have got to make some of these for my family asap.

    • Joanna

      Love food that brings back memories! Food has a lot of family related memories to me that I hold near and dear to my heart.

  10. Naomi@WhatJoyIsMine

    Joanna....I love fried squash and try to limit how often I make it since my husband cannot eat fried anything. However, I may be whipping up a batch. 😉 Your dish looks delish. Thank you for sharing. Visiting from A Mama's Story.

    • Joanna

      I don't make that it that often for that very reason! 🙂

  11. Creatively Homespun

    You rocked it this week!!! Thank you for linking up at the Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays! I have pinned all your posts to our Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board!! I hope to see you again this week! xo

    • Joanna

      Yay! Thank you so much!! I will be there. 🙂

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