Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Crab and zucchini flower fritters with crab essence, baby globe artichoke stuffed with prawn Food Crab and zucchini flower fritters with crab essence, baby globe artichoke stuffed with prawn Preparation time Cooking time Serves INGREDIENTS 1kg prawn shells 1 carrot 1 onion ½ leek 2 bulbs baby fennel 1 garlic bulb ½ bunch thyme 2 tbsp tomato paste 50ml cognac 250ml white wine 1 orange quartered 4 baby globe artichokes 1 lemon, juiced 4 cooked prawns, diced 1 tbsp chopped chervil 25g salmon pearls 50ml thickened cream 1 pinch saffron threads 125g raw spanner crab meat 1 tsp chopped chives 10 zucchini flowers 50g rice flour 50g tapioca starch 50g glutinous rice flour 100ml soda water 1L cottonseed oil METHOD For the essence Heat a large pan until smoking hot. Put in the prawn heads and stir quickly. Turn down the heat slightly and add the carrot, onion, leek, fennel, garlic and thyme and sweat until softened. Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the cognac and flame then pour in the white wine. Cover with water, add the orange and bring to the boil, then simmer for 30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly and then blend and pass through a fine sieve. Reduce by 75% and pass again. For the artichokes Trim the stem off at the base and peel away the tough outer leaves. Place in a pot and cover with water and the lemon juice. Bring to the boil and simmer until tender. Allow to cool in the acidulated water. Season prawns then add the chopped chervil and stuff into the artichoke. Top with a teaspoon of salmon pearls. For the fritters Add the cream and saffron to pot and bring to the boil. Allow to cool completely. Combine the crab, saffron cream, chives and season. Remove the stamen from the flowers and pipe the crab mix inside. Combine the flours together and whisk in the soda water. Dip the flowers in the batter and then deep fry in the cottonseed oil at 180ºC for 2 minutes. Drain on absorbent towel and serve with the crab essence and stuffed artichoke. Food Preparation time Cooking time Serves SHARE Perfect Match Tscharke Girl Talk Savagnin Grenache Blanc Albariño 2022 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Amadio Chardonnay 2022 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Nikola Estate Chenin Blanc 2022 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Bleasdale Blanc de Blancs NV $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Gudilly Vermentino 2022 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart JS Wine Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2019 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Byron & Harold Rags to Riches Chardonnay 2023 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Moss Brothers Moses Rock Chardonnay 2023 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hardys HRB Riesling 2020 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Wheeler Electric Lines Chardonnay 2021 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Howard Vineyard Blanc de Blancs 2023 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Long Gully Estate Dry White 2017 $32.30 in any 12 $34.20 in any 6 $38.00 each Price | options $32.30 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Keith Tulloch Chardonnay 2022 $32.30 in any 12 $34.20 in any 6 $38.00 each Price | options $32.30 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Dandelion Vineyards Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling 2021 $51.00 in any 12 $54.00 in any 6 $60.00 each Price | options $51.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Holyman Chardonnay 2020 $51.00 in any 12 $54.00 in any 6 $60.00 each Price | options $51.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Handpicked Highbow Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 $59.50 in any 12 $63.00 in any 6 $70.00 each Price | options $59.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart First Creek Winemaker's Reserve Semillon 2021 $68.00 in any 12 $72.00 in any 6 $80.00 each Price | options $68.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping