Mozzarella En Carrozza

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 fresh mozzarella cheese, ball
• 4 slices bread, crusts trimmed
• 2 large eggs, beaten,more as needed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• salt and pepper
• plain breadcrumbs, as needed
• olive oil, for frying
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 pinch sugar
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaf
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 cut the mozzarella into enough 1/4-inch thick slices to cover 2 slices of the bread.
• 2 reserve the remaining mozzarella for another use.
• 3 top the cheese with the remaining 2 slices of bread, to make 2 sandwiches, and press down to compact.
• 4 in a bowl, whisk together the eggs, garlic, and parsley and season with salt and pepper.
• 5 put the bread crumbs on a plate.
• 6 in a large skillet over medium-high heat, pour the in oil to a depth of 1/4-inch.
• 7 when the oil is hot, dip each sandwich into the egg mixture, dredge in the bread crumbs, and fry, turning once, until crisp and the cheese has melted.
• 8 cut each sandwich in 1/2 and serve, while still hot, with the marinara sauce on the side for dipping.
• 9 marinara sauce: heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 10 add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant.
• 11 add the tomatoes and sugar and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• 12 bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 13 remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the basil and parsley.