Mozzarella in Carozza

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh buffalo mozzarella, cut into 4 equal pieces about 3" by 4"
• Eight 1/2-inch-thick slices firm white sandwich bread
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• A grating of nutmeg
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from mariobatali.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place the mozzarella on 4 slices of bread.  Cover with the 4 remaining slices to form sandwiches. Trim the crusts off to form perfect 4-inch squares.

In a wide shallow bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the cream, thyme leaves, salt, and nutmeg and whisk until well blended.

In a 10- to 12-inch nonstick sauté pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat until smoking.  Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and cook until the sizzling subsides. Dip 2 of the sandwiches into the egg mixture, place in the pan, turning to coat and cook until golden brown on the first side, about 2 minutes. Flip over and brown on the other side. Transfer the sandwiches to individual plates and repeat the process with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon butter, and 2 sandwiches.

Cut in half and serve immediately.

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