Mozzarella In Carrozza

Recipe Ingredients

6		Home-style white bread, abt 3 1/2" square
6		Fresh mozzarella - (3 1/2" sq by 1/4" thk) - see * Note 1
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	All-purpose flour
1		Seasoned Egg Batter - see * Note 2
2 cups	292g / 10oz	Bread Crumbs - see * Note 2
3 cups	711ml	Home-made or store bought marinara sauce
6 cups	1422ml	Vegetable oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped Italian parsley

Recipe Instructions

* Note 1: Since fresh mozzarella is often sold in small ball shapes, you may need twelve 1/4-inch-thick slices that you can then cut into triangles to fit bread.

* Note 2: See the "Seasoned Egg Batter" and "Bread Crumbs" recipes which are included in this collection.

Preheat broiler.

Trim crusts from bread. Put mozzarella slices on top of bread and trim to fit. Then cut bread and cheese on the diagonal into 2 triangles of equal size. Dredge both sides of each piece of bread and cheese in flour. Shake off excess. Stack one piece of mozzarella onto each piece of bread. Set aside.

Put Seasoned Egg Batter in a shallow bowl and Bread Crumbs into a second shallow bowl. Dip each set of bread and cheese into the Seasoned Egg Batter, then into Bread Crumbs, pressing lightly to coat well. Set aside, in a single layer, on a plate until ready to fry.

Warm marinara sauce in a small, nonreactive saucepan on very low heat. Heat oil in a deep fat fryer to 350 degrees, or 1/2-inch vegetable oil in a heavy saute pan over high heat until hot but not smoking. Fry mozzarella and bread two at a time for approximately 1 minute or until golden. Remove from oil and drain on paper towel. Put on a cookie sheet.

When all pieces are fried and drained, broil on cookie sheet for 1 minute. This will draw out excess oil and add extra crispness.

Spoon 1/2 cup of warm marinara sauce onto each of 6 warm plates. Put 2 mozzarella triangles in the center. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - Recipe courtesy of Frank Pelligrino, Rao's Cookbook - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-9141 broadcast 06-02-1998) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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