Description
This Italian mozzarella carrozza is a delicious sandwich dipped in batter and fried to crispy, cheesy perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup 150 gr of all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- about 3/4 cup (175 ml of milk)
- 8 slices of bread
- 2 large fresh mozzarella balls
- 8 anchovy fillets (optional)
- oil to fry
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the flour and salt. Mix in the egg. While whisking add the milk some at the time.
- Mix until the batter is smooth. It needs to be quite dense. Adjust with a little more milk if too dense.
- Slice the mozzarella in thick slices.
- Remove the bread crust if you’d like. But I generally leave it on.
- Cut in half, straight or diagonally. I like to cut the sandwiches straight in half, so the mozzarella is distributed more evenly.
- Make the sandwiches with a thick slice of mozzarella in the middle, plus one anchovy fillet on top of the mozzarella if you like.
- Press the edges of the sandwiches down to seal a little.
- Dip in the batter.
- And fry on both sides. You can use a large frying pan, with just enough oil to cover the bottom. Make sure the oil is perfectly hot before adding the mozzarella sandwiches. I use a wooden spoon (or toothpick) to test. When you see little bubbles forming around the spoon you know the oil is hot enough.
- Turn the mozzarelle in carrozza on both sides, and fry until golden.
- Dry a little on a paper towel, and serve immediately.
- Cuisine: Italian