Blue Shrimp Zucchini Blossoms with Cardamom Jus

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Gabriel Kreuther: The Spirit of Alsace

By Gabriel Kreuther

Published 2021

  • About

This is a celebration of the zucchini, made elegant and unusual with a shrimp-and-zucchini stuffing and a light cardamom broth. I believe Roger Vergé was one of the first chefs to popularize the gorgeous zucchini flower. They can be used as a wrapper for any kind of filling (halibut would make an excellent substitute for the shrimp; I prefer blue shrimp because they have such a good bite). Zucchini blossoms are often battered and fried, but I prefer sautéing them and then roasting them so t