Fried Mozzarella Balls with Marinara Cream Sauce

Fried Mozzarella Balls with Marinara Cream Sauce
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Fried Mozzarella Balls with Marinara Cream Sauce a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 556 calories, 21g of protein, and 19g of fat. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have heavy whipping cream, flat-leaf parsley, kosher salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

1
For the mozzarella balls: Preheat a deep fryer to 375 degrees F.
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2
Drain the mozzarella and pat dry.
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3
Add the flour to a casserole dish, the beaten eggs to a second, and whisk together the panko, parsley, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper in the third casserole dish.
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4
Dredge the mozzarella through the flour, then the egg, and finally the breadcrumbs.
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5
Place in the freezer for 10 minutes then fry in batches in the hot oil until golden and crispy, about 1 minute per batch.
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6
Drain on paper towel-lined sheet trays. Season with salt.
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7
Serve with the marinara cream sauce.
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Mix the red sauce, heavy cream and red pepper flakes together in a small bowl and microwave until warm, about 2 minutes. Use for dipping.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In30 m.
Servings4
Health Score7
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