Zucchini flower fritters
Presentation
This recipe is a revisitation of an iconic dish of the Italian tradition: zucchini flower fritters. These delicious and soft delicacies are a true hymn to spring and summer, perfect as a light appetizer or as a tasty snack.
Ingredients:
- 6 courgette flowers
- 2 eggs
- 150g of 00 flour
- 50g of Parmesan cheese
- 100g of cold sparkling water
- about 30ml of seed oil
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Preparation:
1 In a bowl, place the eggs, salt, pepper and flour. Mix the ingredients and 2 add the water. Mix and finally 3 add the grated parmesan and mix again until you get a semi-liquid dough.
4 Remove the bottom of the flowers, open them, 5 chop them with a knife and add them to the mixture. Mix everything together and, if necessary, add water or flour to adjust the consistency. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat. 6 Pour the mixture with a spoon, forming flat pancakes.
7 Turn the fritters over with two forks or a spatula until they brown on both sides. Then 8 place them on absorbent paper to remove excess oil and serve. If you want, you can also make a mini version, 9 taking just a spoonful of the batter. They will be ideal for an aperitif or as an elegant and original appetizer.
Advise
- When to start frying : put a pinch of dough in the pan, when the oil starts to fry you can start.
- And the lumps ? It doesn't matter if the dough is perfectly smooth, even if there are some lumps the result will still be excellent.
- If you have any left over : you can eat them the next day, just store them in a closed container.
- Customize them : you can customize them however you like, maybe you can give an extra boost of flavor by adding some anchovies or chopped ham to the mixture.
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