OK, so if I want to cook some squash flowers, I pluck the male ones as they are in excess and therefore expendable. ..(hmmm - is that true in real life? )
Got that part but just exactly when do you pick them? Ready to open, just opened, full opened?
Remove the stamen, read that. Stuff with a cream cheese concoction, press closed. (and check for creepy crawlies - saw lots when pollinating!)
Batter - which one - a tempura one? Sounds like the best one to me, but is there a more appropriate one?
Cook - assume deep frying must be done so they are fully submerged?
Serving - a condiment to go with? or not.
Accompaniements - (is that a word?) Is it the star of the show? A starter? A sidedish? - what else would you serve them with?
All ideas, suggestions and hints welcomed!
and are some squash flowers better than others?
Got that part but just exactly when do you pick them? Ready to open, just opened, full opened?
Remove the stamen, read that. Stuff with a cream cheese concoction, press closed. (and check for creepy crawlies - saw lots when pollinating!)
Batter - which one - a tempura one? Sounds like the best one to me, but is there a more appropriate one?
Cook - assume deep frying must be done so they are fully submerged?
Serving - a condiment to go with? or not.
Accompaniements - (is that a word?) Is it the star of the show? A starter? A sidedish? - what else would you serve them with?
All ideas, suggestions and hints welcomed!
and are some squash flowers better than others?