Sweet Fried Zucchini Flowers Recipe

Sweet Fried Zucchini Flowers Recipe

Ingredients:

8-12 pcs flowers of zucchini (male)
Flour
Bread crumbs (dry)
Olive oil (light)
Rhum
Liqueur (Alchermes)
Sugar (Caster)
5 pcs of yolks of eggs
5 Tbsps of sugar
1/2 liter or 3/4-pint of milk
5 Tbsps of flour
Zest of half a lemon

Instructions:

First, prepare custard. Beat yolks, flour and yolks together. Meanwhile, bring milk into a boil w/ lemon zest, reduce heat then add yolk mixture slowly, constantly stirring.

Cook about 10 mins, continuously stirring so base won’t stick. Take out of heat; set it aside to cool,

Afterwards, wash flowers then dry. Take out pistules and fill every flower w/ a Tbsp custard. Squeeze petals gently together above filling. Dust flowers w/ flour, dip in well-beaten egg, then w/ breadcrumbs.

Deep-fry flowers in oil ’til golden. Then, drain onto paper towels. Sprinkle flowers w/ Alchermes and rhum. Shake sugar (Caster) onto stuffed flowers then serve immediately

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