Crawfish Mousse Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

Delicate zucchini blossoms piped with a silky crawfish and cream cheese mousse, breaded and fried golden, served with warm lemon butter sauce.

Crawfish Mousse Stuffed Zucchini Flowers prepared as a finished dish
Cook
40 min
Total
1 hr 1 min
Yield
8 servings
Difficulty
Intermediate
Cuisine
Louisiana
Protein
Seafood

Ingredients

Original recipe

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a food processor, puree cream cheese until smooth. Add crawfish and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Scrape sides.

  2. 2

    Add garlic, onion, parsley, butter, brandy, and lemon juice. Process until smooth again, another minute. Season with salt, white pepper, and hot sauce.

  3. 3

    Spoon mixture into a pastry bag. Pipe filling into center of each flower, pressing flower into filling and sealing completely. Refrigerate 1 hour.

  4. 4

    Season flour with Creole seasoning. Beat egg with milk, season with Creole seasoning. Season bread crumbs. Dredge each flower in flour, dip in egg wash, then coat in bread crumbs.

  5. 5

    Fry flowers in batches in hot oil until golden. Drain on paper towels. Season. To serve, spoon sauce in center of each plate and place flowers in center.

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