Deep-Fried Mozzarella

Name: Deep-Fried Mozzarella (Mozzarella in Carrozza)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 slices thin white bread; 200 g (7 oz) fresh mozzarella; 2 eggs; 125 ml (4 fl oz) milk; 6 tbsp plain flour; olive oil for deep- or shallow-frying; salt and pepper to taste; salt and pepper to taste

Mozzarella in Carrozza

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

An Invitation to Italian Cooking

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1986

About

‘The imagination of the Neapolitans has gone so far as to put the mozzarella in a “carrozza” (carriage), one of the symbols of old Naples. It is a very easy, tasty recipe if cooked with a good stringy mozzarella and eaten right away. It can be served as a first or main course, along with a green salad.’

Ingredients

8 slices thin white bread
200 g (7 oz) fresh mozzarella

Europe
Italy
Naples
Starter
Main course
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Cut the crusts off the bread so that each slice measures 10 × 6cm (4 × 2½ in). Slice the mozzarella into 4 thick slices about 1cm (½ in) thick. Beat the eggs lightly and season with salt and pepper. Dip the slices of bread on one side into the milk and then place a slice of mozzarella on the dry side. Season the mozzarella with salt and pepper and make a sandwich with another slice of bread, mi