September 6, 2008
Fiori di zucca
Zucchini flowers are not just pretty. They are so incredibly pretty that some Italian thought we should eat them. And he or she was totally right: these flowers are gorgeous and edible! And their flavor is awesome. Since Italians love fried food, one of the best ways to eat zucchini flowers is by sautéing them in a generous quantity of oil. You can use an egg-based batter, but I think they get even crispier when using only flour!Ingredients
Zucchini flowers (3 or 4 per person is a good number)
Flour
Coarse salt
Olive oil (about ½ cup for 12 flowers)
Wash the flowers and without drying them put the flowers directly into the flour. Roll to coat. In a frying pan with the olive oil, sauté the flowers in batches, 3 or 4 at a time. Fry for about 1 minute or until golden. Let them dry over paper towels and sprinkle with salt.
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What an intriguing recipe!
I like them plain and simple just like you did or stuffed with all sorts of meat or vegetables. We Italians love these blossoms, don't we? :)
I am DYING to make these!
I agree! Just perfect Daziano!
How interesting!it is very close to a recipe we do with Pumpkin blossoms in my native place.We use coarse rice flour to make these fitters.Infact a delicacy.
Hola, llegué a tu blog por Gloria (canela Kitchens), tienes unas recetas super buenas, lástima que yo no sé el italiano.....estas flores deben estar riquísimas, he visto que se preparan mucho pero no las he probado, es super difícil de conseguir aqui en Suiza.
Te mando muchos cariños y te visitaré aunque sólo sea para apreciar lo lindo de las fotos.
Cariños Kako
Te mando muchos cariños y te visitaré aunque sólo sea para apreciar lo lindo de las fotos.
Cariños Kako
Sorry, me refería a que el Inglés no es mi fuerte, me confundí con tus recetas que son tanas.
Besos
Besos
