FRIED MOZZARELLA WITH ANCHOVY BUTTER SAUCE

FRIED MOZZARELLA WITH ANCHOVY BUTTER SAUCE image

Categories Cheese

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 garlic clove minced
3/4 stick unslated butter
1 tablespoon minced anchovy fillets
1 tablespoon drained capers minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
coarsely ground pepper to taste
1/2 pound chilled mozzarella cut crosswise with a serrated knife into 16 slices
32 slices of homemade type white bread cut into rounds with a 3 inch cutter (reserving the scraps for another use such as bread crumbs)
2 large eggs beaten lightly
2 tablespoons milk
about 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
about 1/2 sticj unsalted butter

Steps:

Make the sauce in a small saucepan cookk the garlic inthe butter over moderately low heat for 3 minutes remove the pan from the heat and stir in the anchovies the capers the parsley the lemon juice and the pepper. Samdwich each slice of the mozzarella between 2 bread rounds flatten the sandwiches slightly and pinch the edges of the bread together securely to enclose the mozzarella completely. In a shallow dish beat together lightly the eggs and the milk and dip the sandwisches into the mixture coating them on all sides and letting the excess drip off. In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons of the oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter over moderately heat until the fat is hot and in the fat fry the sandwiches in batches using the remaing 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons oil if neccessary for 1 minute on each side or until they are golden. Transfer the fried mozzarella to a heated platter and drizzle it with sauce heated.