Sea Surprise
4 servings
40 minutes
The 'Sea Surprise' is an exquisite dish of European cuisine that amazes with its richness of flavors and textures. Its base is tender cucumber soaked in marinade, then stuffed with a mixture of squid, eggs, and sautéed onions, enhanced with aromatic spices and mayonnaise. Fried in a crispy batter, the cucumber acquires an appetizing golden crust while retaining the juiciness of the filling. The dish is served with a mayonnaise sauce that emphasizes its marine character and adds softness. It is perfect for gourmets who appreciate unusual seafood and for festive tables where each portion becomes a true gastronomic discovery.
1
Soak the boiled cucumbers in the marinade for 30-40 minutes.
- Cucumaria (sea cucumber): 440 g
2
Pass the boiled squid through a meat grinder.
- Squid: 140 g
3
Chop the onion and sauté it in butter.
- Onion: 120 g
- Butter: 60 g
4
Leave 1 egg, boil the others and chop them.
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
5
Prepare minced filling from chopped eggs, sautéed onions, and squid.
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
- Onion: 120 g
- Squid: 140 g
6
Add mayonnaise or white sauce, spices, and salt to the minced meat.
- Mayonnaise: 40 g
- Spices: to taste
7
Fill the cucumbers with minced meat, secure with a chef's needle or sew, dip in a mixture of 1 egg and a little water, coat in white breadcrumbs, and fry in vegetable oil.
- Cucumaria (sea cucumber): 440 g
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
- Croutons: 60 g
- Vegetable oil: 40 ml
8
Serve with mayonnaise sauce.
- Mayonnaise: 40 g
