Description
These meatballs, filled with a cherry tomato and asiago cheese make the perfect Italian-inspired appetizer.
Ingredients
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- 4 mild Italian sausages
- 24 cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup asiago cheese (finely grated)
- 1 cup Panko crumbs
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup flour
- Canola oil for frying
- Marinara sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Cut the top off of the cherry tomatoes and core them. Stuff in a small amount of grated asiago cheese. Repeat for all of the tomatoes.
- Remove the sausage meat from the casing. Pinch off a small amount and flatten it out into a disc. Place the tomato on the disc and wrap the sausage meat around the tomato.
- Have three dishes ready to roll the meatball in. First one with flour, salt and pepper to taste. Second with 2 beaten eggs. Third with panko, the rest of the asiago cheese, bread crumbs and salt and pepper. Now roll the meatball first in the flour then egg and finishing off in the panko mixture.
- Heat a generous amount of canola oil in a wok over medium heat and deep fry until golden brown. Serve with marinara sauce.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Appetizer, Primi
- Method: Pan frying
- Cuisine: Italian