Courgette(zucchini) flowers

Was tempted to post this on the edible veg site as a few people have posted pics of their veg with lovely flowers.

Anyway, I hear the flowers are quite a delicacy when battered and fried so does anyone have a recipe? I'm vegan but often find ways round to avoid egg etc.

TO

 

Hi tiggs&oscar,
my mother fries them just in a batter (see recipy below) without adding anything else, and I love them...
But in case you prefer to add some taste...


Fiori di Zucca Fritti
1/2 cup (100 grams) flour
1 Tbsp. "Extra-Vergine" olive oil
1/2 cup (100 grams) soft bread crumbs
1 cup (250 grams) milk
20 zucchini flowers, still closed
5 anchovy fillets
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
Balsamic vinagre
Salt and pepper


FIORI DI ZUCCA fritti

Combine flour and oil with enough water to obtain a not-too-liquid batter.
Soak the bread crumbs in the milk and strain it. Shorten the stem of the zucchini flowers, take out the pistil and stuff with the bread crumbs mixed with the anchovy fillets and parsley. Coat the flowers with batter and fry in boiling oil.
( Remember: the oil has to be very hot, but not with no smoke.)
Season with salt and pepper.
Drain on kitchen towel.
Sprinkle generously with Balsamic vinegar and serve immediately, hot and crispy.

SIMILAR RECIPY:

fill the flowers with mozzarella cheese, anchovies, coat them in beaten egg , then in breadcrumbs and then you cook them in the oven


Now you made me really hungry...

 

Oh my, I'm starving now! I reckon I could swap the anchovies for capers.

What is the pistil, is it like the choke in artichokes? And is your mother available for cooking lessons?!

TO

 

hi there...I think that the pistil is the middle of the flower which is green if I remember right.

No cooking lesson from my mother, I am afraid, but most Italians know a lot about cooking anyway...

 

Italian - that explains that lovely sounding recipe. As soon as I can get my hands on some flowers I'm trying it.

I was thinking about your oven baked suggestions with stuffing. How about olive tapenade?

TO

 

Go to my recipe page:
http://members.fortunecity.co.uk/leonora/recipes.html
for a recipe for this delicacy!
Am going to Italy tomorrow, and will be making this as soon as possible!!!

 

BTW, mine is without anchovies, as I am a vegetarian.