Zucchini Flowers Stuffed and Battered
ZUCCHINI FLOWERS
STUFFED & BATTERED
I was in the garden sourcing some ingredients for a salad. I saw lots of zucchini flowers.
I thought, I haven’t cooked zucchini flowers in years
INGRIDENTS
ZUCCHINI FLOWERS MALE AND FEMALE.
The male flowers grow on the end of a stalk.
The female flowers grow on the end of a little zucchini.
STUFFING
Two slices of bacon
50 g mushrooms
1 tsp minced fresh rosemary
1/4 cup ricotta
1 egg yolk
Salt & pepper
METHOD
Finely chop bacon, cook in skillet, add chopped mushrooms & rosemary.
Cook string regularly until brown, remove allow to cool.
Mix in egg yolk and ricotta add salt and pepper to taste.
Gently stuff female flowers. Bake in med oven for 15 - 20 mins.
BATTER
1/4 cup plain flower
1/4 cup corn flower
1/2 beaten egg
Sparkling water
1/8 tsp Salt
METHOD
Mix together flowers & salt add egg mix add sparkling water mix ti the consistency of thickened cream ( do not over mix )
Coat remaining flowers with batted, fry in oil till brown.
ZUCCHINI FLOWERS
STUFFED & BATTERED
I was in the garden sourcing some ingredients for a salad. I saw lots of zucchini flowers.
I thought, I haven’t cooked zucchini flowers in years
INGRIDENTS
ZUCCHINI FLOWERS MALE AND FEMALE.
The male flowers grow on the end of a stalk.
The female flowers grow on the end of a little zucchini.
STUFFING
Two slices of bacon
50 g mushrooms
1 tsp minced fresh rosemary
1/4 cup ricotta
1 egg yolk
Salt & pepper
METHOD
Finely chop bacon, cook in skillet, add chopped mushrooms & rosemary.
Cook string regularly until brown, remove allow to cool.
Mix in egg yolk and ricotta add salt and pepper to taste.
Gently stuff female flowers. Bake in med oven for 15 - 20 mins.
BATTER
1/4 cup plain flower
1/4 cup corn flower
1/2 beaten egg
Sparkling water
1/8 tsp Salt
METHOD
Mix together flowers & salt add egg mix add sparkling water mix ti the consistency of thickened cream ( do not over mix )
Coat remaining flowers with batted, fry in oil till brown.