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Mozzarella en Carrozza with Putanesca Sauce
"En Carrozza" means "in a carriage". This mozzarella en carrozza recipe is one step better than a grilled cheese sandwich - it's a crispy fried grilled cheese sandwich! From Air Fry Genius by Meredith Laurence
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 53m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 28 min👤 Meredith Laurence📖 bluejeanchef
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Start by making the Puttanesca sauce. Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan on the stovetop. Add the anchovies (if using, and I really think you should!) and garlic and sauté for ⏱️ 3 minutes, or until the anchovies have “melted” into the oil. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, olives, capers, oregano and crushed red pepper flakes and simmer the sauce for ⏱️ 20 minutes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir in the fresh parsley.
olive oil2 teaspoonsolive oil (in a spray bottle)garlic (minced)2 clove½ teaspoon garlic powdercapers2 tablespoonssalt and freshly ground black pepperfreshly ground black pepperfresh parsley (chopped)1 tablespoon
2
Cut the crusts off the slices of bread. Place four slices of the bread on a cutting board. Divide the cheese between the four slices of bread. Top the cheese with the remaining four slices of bread to make little sandwiches and cut each sandwich into 4 triangles.
3
Set up a dredging station using three shallow dishes. Place the flour in the first shallow dish, the eggs in the second dish and in the third dish, combine the panko breadcrumbs, garlic powder, salt and black pepper. Dredge each little triangle in the flour first (you might think this is redundant, but it helps to get the coating to adhere to the edges of the sandwiches) and then dip them into the egg, making sure both sides and the edges are coated. Let the excess egg drip off and then press the triangles into the breadcrumb mixture, pressing the crumbs on with your hands so they adhere. Place the coated triangles in the freezer for ⏱️ 2 hours, until the cheese is frozen.
eggs (beaten)3garlic (minced)2 clove½ teaspoon garlic powder
4
Pre-heat the air fryer to 390ºF. Spray all sides of the mozzarella triangles with oil and transfer a single layer of triangles to the air fryer basket. Air-fry in batches at 390ºF for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Turn the triangles over and air-fry for an additional ⏱️ 3 minutes.
5
Serve mozzarella triangles immediately with the warm puttanesca sauce.
Nutrition Facts
calories
290 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
784 mg
protein Content
14 g
cholesterol Content
85 mg
carbohydrate Content
32 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
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