@thestrongcook: How to Make Stuffed Zucchini Flowers 🌱🍯🌶️ (Feeds 4 people) INGREDIENTS: 12-15 zucchini flowers 1 cup ricotta cheese (strained) 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese 1 lemon Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup honey 4 pencil hot peppers (or a spicy pepper of your choice) 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1L neutral high smoke point oil for frying 200g tempura batter 300g carbonated water INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Remove the seeds from your peppers and thinly slice them. Cover in a small sauce pot with your honey, apple cider vinegar, and a generous pinch of salt. Bring to a boil then remove from heat and let steep until cooled to room temperature. 2) In a large mixing bowl, whip together ricotta and mascarpone. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the zest from your lemon. Stir to combine. Transfer to a piping bag (if you don’t have one, a ziploc bag with corner cut off works great). 3) Put your high smoke point oil in a large heavy-bottom pot, and bring to 350 degrees F. 4) Remove the small bud from inside each zucchini flower. Pipe your cheese mix into each flower, only coming half way up the length of the leaves (be careful not to overstuff your flowers, as the cheese mix will come out when frying). Fold the ends of each flower over the cheese mix to close the flowers as best you can. 5) Mix your tempura mix and soda water until smooth (be careful to avoid clumps in the batter). The batter should be slightly foamy, and a similar consistency to liquid glue. You can test the quality of your batter by frying a test flower or another ingredient, and seeing how well the batter works. Adjust as needed. 6) Working in batches of 4-6 flowers at a time (not to crowd the pot), dunk your flowers in the tempura batter, briefly shaking off the excess batter, before dropping them carefully into your hot oil. Let fry for 2-3 minutes, flipping each flower half way to ensure even cooking. 7) When your flowers are slightly golden, remove them from the oil and transfer to a tray lined with paper towel. Season with a generous pinch of salt. Serve with your hot honey and enjoy! #zucchini #blossoms #flowers #zucchiniflowers #Recipe

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Friday 25 July 2025 16:03:44 GMT