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|title=Ricotta stuffed courgette tempura (zucchini) recipe
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|description=Courgette (zucchini) flowers filled with cream cheese in a crispy batter, probably not something you would have everyday, but nice for special occasions
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[[Courgette]] ([[Zucchini|zucchini]]) flowers filled with [[Cream cheese|cream cheese]] and [[deep fried]] in a crispy [[tempura]] [[Batter|batter]] is probably not something you would have everyday, but very nice for special occasions.
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|TotalCalories = 1481
|PortionCalories = 370
|DatePublished=24th December 2014
|Author=Chef
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|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 40 minutes
|PrepTime = 20 minutes
|CookTime = 20 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Courgette blossoms tempura recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''Finding the flowers is hard!''

4.5/5 

Even here in the country, I find it almost impossible to but the flowers - I need to grow them myself I guess.

 [[User:TheJudge|The Judge]] 
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[[Image:Stuffed zucchini flowers.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Wooden cocktail sticks can be helpful to keep the flowers closed during frying]]
'''flowers and filling'''
{{RecipeIngredients
| 8 [[Courgette|courgette]] flowers with baby [[Courgettes|courgettes]] still connected
| 225g (8oz) [[Ricotta cheese|ricotta cheese]]
| [[Zest|zest]] and [[Juice|juice]] of 1 [[Lime|lime]]
| [[Sea salt]] and freshly ground [[black pepper]]
| [[Plain flour|plain flour]] for dredging
| [[Vegetable oil]] for [[Deep frying|deep frying]]
}}
'''for the [[Tempura|tempura]] [[Batter|batter]]'''
{{RecipeIngredientsNB
| 75g [[Plain flour|plain flour]]
| 75g [[Cornflour|cornflour]]
| ½ teaspoon [[Sea Salt|sea salt]]
| 188 ml [6.5 fl oz] [[Sparkling water|sparkling water]], [[Beer|beer]] or [[Lager|lager]]. Must be ice cold.
| 1 [[Free range egg|free range egg]] - lightly beaten
}}
===[[Mise en place]]===
* Heat the [[Oil|oil]] in either a [[Deep fat fryer|deep fat fryer]] or a large saucepan. If you are using a saucepan make sure the oil comes below halfway down the edge of the pan. If you have a [[Thermometer|thermometer]] it needs to reach 190C, but you can test that its ready by dropping some [[Bread|bread]] into the oil and it should [[Brown|brown]] in 20 seconds.
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Mix the [[ricotta cheese]], [[lime]] juice and zest in a bowl and season with [[salt]] and [[black pepper]]
| Spoon enough filling into each flower, leaving enough room to close the flowers. A wooden [[cocktail stick]] is helpful to hold the flowers closed while frying.
| Set the flowers aside and prepare the batter
| Ensure the water is ice cold.
| Sift the [[flour]], [[cornflour]] and [[salt]] together into a bowl.
| Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour your chosen liquid together with the previously beaten egg into it.
| Using a [[balloon whisk]], very gently combine ingredients into a rough batter.
| It is very important that it is not overmixed at this stage as that will make the batter stodgy.
| Once your batter is 'runny' enough to coat your chosen filling, stop mixing, even if this leaves the odd lump in the batter.
| When you are ready to cook, dredge each flower in plain flour, dip into the batter and deep fry for 3.5 minutes
| Leave on [[kitchen paper]] to drain excess oil
| Cooked tempura can be kept warm in an oven at 150° C (300° F), with the door left ajar to keep it crispy.
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===Chef's notes===
Lumpy batter is good, It ensures that you do not overwork the batter and turn it into stodge.
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[[Category:Squash recipes]]
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