{10th wedding anniversary}
The other day was our 10th wedding anniversary (I am still in disbelief that we have made it so far 🙂 ). Rick was not at home for our anniversary this year (he was on a golf trip!!) but he did leave a beautiful card and a gift for me. The gift was Antonia Carluccio’s latest recipe book, The Collection. A beautiful book and thoughtful gift.
{mozzarella in carrozza}
Paging through this book I found an interesting dish … Mozzarella in Carrozza or Fried Mozzarella Sandwich. Antonia served it with tomato sauce. I decided to make my own warm tomatoes on the vine and to add basil – so it became became a fried caprese sandwich. I also added a bit of butter to my olive oil when frying. To be frank it was as the Italians would say … bellissimo!!
{antonia carluccio}
“Originally from Naples and generally from Campania, this dish has spread all over Italy and is to be found mostly in bars as a lunchtime snack, It is delicious when freshly made and still crisp”. – Antonia Carluccio, The Collection
- 150g baby tomatoes, on the vine
- 1Tbsp olive oil
- 4 slices of bread
- 2 thick slices of mozzarella cheese (I did not use buffalo mozzarella because I find it a little too wet for this kind of dish)
- handful of fresh basil leaves
- salt
- 100 ml milk
- plain flour, for dusting
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp butter
- Add the 1Tbsp of olive oil to a pan and slowly fry the tomatoes on the vine for about 10 minutes. Turn them around half way. When done, set aside.
- Place a piece of mozzarella, a basil leaf or two and a large pinch of salt between two slices of bread.
- Dip the sandwich firstly in the milk (do not let it soak – just dip the bread), then dip in flour and lastly into the egg.
- Heat the olive oil and the butter over medium heat and fry the sandwich on both sides till golden brown. This takes about 8 minutes.
- Serve hot with the tomatoes and some fresh basil.
Glad you loved it!
OOOhhh my giddyness. I love anything Caprese, and this would make an awesome Sunday brunch, sure even the man would try this lol… Yummjy, def trying this one, thanks so much… 😮
dankie zirkie x
Anel!!! Die fotos lyk so “real” – nou is ek honger! Ek beter die kos aan die gang kry! 🙂