Fiori di Zucca Fritti

Name: Fiori di Zucca Fritti
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 12 courgette (zucchini) flowers; 125g mozzarella, cut into sticks; 6 anchovy fillets, halved; 100g plain flour; 150ml ice-cold sparkling water; Oil for frying

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Also known as: Fried Courgette Flowers, Fried Zucchini Blossoms, Fiori di Zucca Ripieni

About this dish

Courgette flowers stuffed with mozzarella and anchovy, dipped in a light batter and fried until crisp.

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Ingredients

🌼12 courgette (zucchini) flowers

🧀125g mozzarella, cut into sticks

🐟6 anchovy fillets, halved

🌾100g plain flour

💧150ml ice-cold sparkling water

🛢️Oil for frying

Method

Serves 2

Gently open each flower and remove the stamen.

Tuck a stick of mozzarella and a piece of anchovy inside and twist the petals closed.

Whisk the flour and cold sparkling water into a light batter.

Dip the flowers in batter and fry in hot oil until pale gold and crisp.

Drain, sprinkle with salt and serve straight away.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Fried courgette flowers are a Roman pizzeria and trattoria favourite in summer; the classic Roman filling is mozzarella and anchovy.

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