Stuffed Zucchini Flower in Red Sauce

Knorr
Prepare these delicious battered zucchini flowers stuffed with Oaxaca cheese and accompanied by a delicious red sauce, and you will have a perfect vegetarian recipe for any day of the week. Take advantage of this season to use zucchini flowers, an ingredient with a special flavor and benefits such as its high vitamin C content, as well as minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium.
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Ingredients
4
Servings
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, for the sauce
  • 1/4 white onions, chopped, for the sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, for the sauce
  • 4 tomatoes, for the sauce
  • 2 güero chiles, deveined and seedless, in pieces, for the sauce
  • 1 serrano chile, deveined and seedless, for the sauce
  • 3/4 cups water, for the sauce
  • 1 cube Knorr® vegetable bouillon, for the sauce
  • 2 bunches zucchini blossoms
  • 1 cup Oaxaca cheese, shredded
  • 2 egg whites, for the batter
  • 1 egg yolk, for the batter
  • Maizena®
  • 1/2 cups vegetable oil, for frying
  • 1 fresh cilantro
  • 1 avocado, sliced, for decoration
Preparation
30 mins
45 mins
Low
  • For the sauce, in a pot over medium heat, sauté the onion and garlic with the oil until they are shiny. Add the tomatoes, the chiles, and cook for about 10 minutes.
  • Add the water and when it starts to boil, dissolve the Knorr® vegetable broth cube, cook for about 10 more minutes.
  • Blend the mixture until you obtain a smooth sauce and set aside.
  • Carefully open the zucchini flowers and remove the pistils. Stuff them with Oaxaca cheese and set aside.
  • In a bowl and with the help of a mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, add the yolk and continue beating until incorporated.
  • Coat the zucchini flowers with Maizena® and cover with the batter. Fry in a pan over medium heat with the oil until golden brown on all sides and drain on paper towels.
  • Serve the hot sauce on plates like a mirror, arrange the zucchini flowers, and decorate with cilantro and avocado. Enjoy.

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