Fried Zucchini Puffers with Sweet Pepper Sauce

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Ingredients for 8 portions
  • 2 small Courgette(s), finely diced
  • 40 g Butter
  • 300 g QimiQ Classic, unchilled
  • 300 g Low fat quark [cream cheese]
  • 300 g Wheat semolina, fine
  • 4 Egg yolk(s)
  • Salt and pepper
  • Ground nutmeg
  • Sunflower oil, to fry
  • For the sauce
  • 1 Onion(s), finely diced
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 200 ml Clear vegetable stock
  • 2 tsp Smoked sweet paprika
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 Sweet pepper(s), finely diced
  • 1 tsp Corn flour / starch
  • 2 tbsp Water
  • 300 g QimiQ Classic, chilled
Method
1.
Cook the courgettes until firm to the bite and allow to cool.
2.
Whisk QimiQ Classic smooth. Add the quark, semolina, egg yolk and seasoning and mix well.
3.
Knead the courgettes into the dough, season to taste and allow to rest over night.
4.
Form puffers and fry on both sides until golden brown.
5.
For the sauce: fry the onion in butter.
6.
Douse with the vegetable stock, paprika powder and seasoning and bring to the boil. Add the sweet peppers, bind with the corn flour and bring back to the boil. Finish with the cold QimiQ Classic and season to taste.