Fried Mozzarella

I was hungry and I didn't feel like making anything big. I was thinking about a caprese salad, but then decided that I wanted something hot too. I considered a can of soup I had in my pantry.. but then I had a great idea. Fried Mozzarella with a green salad.

Its really easy to do...

Ingredients
Mozzarella (the round balls works best)
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 egg (beaten)
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 cup olive oil

• First set up a breading station.
  From left to right - flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs





• Slice a ball of mozzarella into thick slices
• Take the slices and dredge them through the flour, egg and breadcrumbs. Be sure to make sure they are well coated





• In a frying pan, heat up the 1/4 cup of olive oil on medium heat, you can add more oil depending on your pan size, to get the depth to come up about halfway on the mozzarella slices.
• You can tell if the oil is ready by putting the end of a wooden spoon in the oil, if it bubbles up around the handle, its ready.
• Put the slices in and let them sit. Wait until you can see the edges are browning up, and then flip them. Try not to move them too much. You don't want the coating to break and the cheese to melt out.





• When the breading is golden brown and the cheese has melted (you can check this by lightly pushing in at the top), remove them from the pan to a plate with paper towels or napkins on it to soak up the excess oil.
• Serve with a side of marinara sauce, or a salad. I almost put the salad on top - that might be really good, salad on top, or maybe some shrimp scampi? or sauteed veggies...

However you serve it, it really should be served hot out of the pan. This way the cheese is still the same melty goodness it was right out of the pan.