Crab-Stuffed Zucchini Flowers With Mustard Butter Sauce

Serves: 3

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

65

Sweetness

35

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Water

6 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

1 tbsp

Dijon Mustard

Directions:

1

Combine the crabmeat, crème fraîche, lemon juice and zest, and chives in a mixing bowl

2

Season to taste with salt, white pepper and piment d'Espelette

3

Using a small spoon or a piping bag, gently stuff each zucchini flower three-quarters full with the crab mixture

4

Bring the water to a boil in a heavy small saucepan over medium heat and whisk in the butter 1 tablespoon at a time until the all of the butter is emulsified

5

Whisk in both mustards and season to taste with salt and pepper

6

Set the butter sauce aside and keep warm

7

Place a large pot filled with 2 inches of water over high heat and bring to a boil

8

Place the stuffed zucchini flowers in a steamer insert, then set the steamer in the pot

9

Cover and steam until the crab filling is hot, about 3 minutes

10

Place 3 zucchini flowers on each of 4 plates

11

Stir the chives into the mustard butter sauce, spoon the sauce over and around the stuffed flowers and serve immediately

12

Combine the crabmeat, crème fraîche, lemon juice and zest, and chives in a mixing bowl

13

Season to taste with salt, white pepper and piment d'Espelette

14

Using a small spoon or a piping bag, gently stuff each zucchini flower three-quarters full with the crab mixture

15

Bring the water to a boil in a heavy small saucepan over medium heat and whisk in the butter 1 tablespoon at a time until the all of the butter is emulsified

16

Whisk in both mustards and season to taste with salt and pepper

17

Set the butter sauce aside and keep warm

18

Place a large pot filled with 2 inches of water over high heat and bring to a boil

19

Place the stuffed zucchini flowers in a steamer insert, then set the steamer in the pot

20

Cover and steam until the crab filling is hot, about 3 minutes

21

Place 3 zucchini flowers on each of 4 plates

22

Stir the chives into the mustard butter sauce, spoon the sauce over and around the stuffed flowers and serve immediately