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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Vietnamese Pumpkin flowers stuffed with prawn (bong bi don thit) 越式酿南瓜花

I tried to order this stuffed pumpkin flowers with prawn when we were taking dinner at one of the restaurant at Ho Chi Minh but it was out of stock. Before return home, I was happy to find this edible pumpkin flowers at a wet market nearby hotel, so I brought back some to try out.

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This was the first time I enjoyed a cuisine using edible flowers..It seem quite hard to find pumpkin flowers at our pasar (market) here ..
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Frankly, it was hard to detect the pumpkin flower aroma..

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Vietnamese Pumpkin flowers stuffed with prawn (bong bi don thit) 越式酿南瓜花

12 pumpkin flowers, stems intact with stamen removed

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Filling ingredients
115g prawns paste
100g fish paste
Dill, chopped ( I replaced with spring onions)
1/2tsp fish sauce
1/2tsp salt or to taste
1/2tsp sugar
Freshly crushed black pepper

Crispy batter- refer to recipe here

Method

1.     Mix all filling ingredients till thick paste.

2.     Take a tablespoon of paste and carefully stuff each pumpkin flower. 

3.     Coat each flower with crispy batter.

4.     Heat oil in a wok, deep fry flowers in batches over medium low heat until crisp and golden brown, place on absorbent paper towel.

5.     Serve hot.

Recipe inspired by : here, by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover
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32 comments:

  1. Somewhere in SingaporeNovember 20, 2013 at 5:54 PM

    The pumpkin flower, something new to me...

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  2. Baby SumoNovember 20, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    In many fine dining restaurant here, they like to use pumpkin and zucchini flower. I plant pumpkin so I can get the flowers (haha hard to find in market) but the snail always eats the flowers before it's ready for harvest :(

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  3. MelNovember 20, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    Oh wow, you must be real lucky to get these flowers. I used to go to wet market too butnever come across any of this flowers at all. This dish you make must be very delicious with the prawns stuffing.

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  4. Victoria BakesNovember 20, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    These r so lovely Sonia! The aroma together with the bountiful of filling.... Oh.... Now I'm seriously hungry! U always make me hungry.... Ahhhhh

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  5. 鲸鱼蓝蓝蓝November 20, 2013 at 8:19 PM

    开了眼界
    我还真的不知道这花儿可以吃呢：）

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  6. Puan Ros @ Sinaranmenu.blogspotNovember 20, 2013 at 8:31 PM

    Hai Sonia lama kak Ros tak masuk sini, lain dari yang lain ni.

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  7. Little blueNovember 20, 2013 at 9:26 PM

    First time to know pumpkin flower can eat this way~

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  8. Small KucingNovember 20, 2013 at 10:23 PM

    Me too...firdt time know that flower can be eaten. Ingat kum chum flower can eat only

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  9. ann lowNovember 20, 2013 at 11:44 PM

    I've never seen pumpkin flower before. So pretty!

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  10. UnknownNovember 21, 2013 at 12:12 AM

    You are amazing in cooking Vietnamese food!

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  11. ICook4FunNovember 21, 2013 at 12:24 AM

    Over here we usually used zucchini flowers with a tiny zuccchini attach on it and stuff it with some cheese. It is consider a delicacy and cost quite a bit when you order it in the restaurant. The flower taste really good too when you cut it up and make into omelette.

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  12. ice pandoraNovember 21, 2013 at 12:30 AM

    I've heard about edible zucchini flowers but never heard of pumpkin flowers! It sure looks delicious!
    Xx

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  13. Little Corner of MineNovember 21, 2013 at 1:09 AM

    Oh yummy!

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  14. 柠檬叶November 21, 2013 at 2:01 AM

    太美了，花中的美食~ 一边吃一边觉想象自己是蜜蜂蝴蝶啥的，哈哈哈。。。
    南瓜花很难买得到。
    是不是可以用马来西亚的国花-大红花来取代啊？那可是随处都可以采摘到的哦，嘻嘻嘻。。。

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  15. Cass @ 揾到食November 21, 2013 at 3:51 AM

    Very special dish. Next time i must steal my mom's pumpkin flower to cook this, hahaha..

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  16. VineelaSivaNovember 21, 2013 at 5:31 AM

    Stuffing pumpkin flowers looks yummy.

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  17. Jozelyn NgNovember 21, 2013 at 7:13 AM

    This is a special recipe to me, looks tasty!

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  18. UnknownNovember 21, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    wow..its great share...love it

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  19. eileenlml.blogspot.comNovember 21, 2013 at 9:06 AM

    这南瓜花还是第一次看到，
    sonia你能的很厉害变，给你多多like

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  20. Joceline LorNovember 21, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    好厉害哦。很赞的一道菜肴。

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  21. Gloria FernandesNovember 21, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    never heard of this before...it looks so pretty...lovely clicks

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  22. Joanne T FergusonNovember 21, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    G'day! Never heard of pumpkin flower, only zucchini flower, Sonia, true!
    Your photos are stunning! Wish I could try one right now too!
    Cheers! Joanne

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  23. My Little SpaceNovember 21, 2013 at 4:31 PM

    Wow.... these pumpkin flowers came all the way from Vietnam. It looks quite the same as zucchini flower though.
    Kristy

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  24. Ana RegaladoNovember 21, 2013 at 8:12 PM

    Sonia , I seldom see pumpkin flower here as well :P Your fritters reminds me of tempura sans filling , of course :D .... Gorgeous photos as always !

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  25. Esther LauNovember 21, 2013 at 10:12 PM

    Wow...very interesting!!!Eat flower this time,hehe.... :)

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  26. Li ShuanNovember 21, 2013 at 11:06 PM

    It is very hard to see this flower here... I bet this must taste good. Next time if I see this in the market I must quick quick buy some to try

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  27. Ivy SewNovember 22, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    Hi Sonia, this pumpkin flower looks so beautiful and yummy. The only edible flower I ever tried is Chinese Violet or Telosma Cordata. Will try to look out for pumpkin flowers in my local pasar. Have a wonderful day :)

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  28. Wordsmith November 22, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    I have been to Vietnam a few times but never tried this delicacy before. Looks so pretty n yummy !

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  29. Awayofmind Bakery HouseNovember 22, 2013 at 4:27 PM

    First time seeing the pumpkin flower, amazing dish!

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  30. SissiNovember 23, 2013 at 2:52 AM

    I thought zucchini flowers were eaten only in Europe. What a surpring and delicious recipe!

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  31. PHNovember 24, 2013 at 3:04 PM

    Sonia, I would love to try this but so hard to get pumpkin flowers.

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  32. lenaNovember 25, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    i never seen pumpkin flowers before..i'm not even aware that pumpkin has flowers...hehe..a very delighting dish with edible flowers!

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