There carriage mozzarella it is a dish of indescribable pleasure: a warm and stringy heart of mozzarella, enclosed in a crunchy coating of bread. Obviously, it is fried.

Typical of Campania cuisine, the mozzarella in carriage is born like recovery plate to recycle the advanced mozzarella and the stale bread. Just a few simple ingredients are enough to transform these leftovers into a real bomb, to be served as an appetizer, as a single dish or as an aperitif.

How do you prepare it? In reality there is not a single mozzarella recipe in a carriage, since it can be prepared in many different ways: with homemade bread or with White bread, stuffed with Ham or with anchovies, fried or baked. It can also be enriched as desired with the ingredients we have in the pantry. Let's try them all!

Mozzarella in a carriage: recipe with sandwich bread

Mozzarella in a carriage with sandwich bread will allow you to obtain more precise shapes: you can cut them into triangles or cubes, to be served as an appetizer.

Ingredients
8 slices of sandwich bread without crust
250 g mozzarella (fiordilatte or buffalo milk)
100 g of breadcrumbs
3 eggs
Seed oil for frying
salt

Method
First, cut the mozzarella into slices and let them dry on paper towels, dabbing them, so as to remove the excess liquid.

Arrange the sliced ​​mozzarella on the sandwich bread, so that it does not come out from the edges. At your pleasure, you can add cooked ham or an anchovy fillet.

Cover with the other sandwich bread slices, applying light pressure with the palm of your hand, especially on the edges, in order to compact the slices and prevent the mozzarella from coming out during frying.

Beat the eggs with a fork and add a pinch of salt (and possibly pepper). Pass the sandwiches in the beaten egg, making sure to dip the edges well and letting the excess egg run off. Evenly cover with the breadcrumbs, sealing the sides well.

Fry in plenty of hot oil: dip a few pieces at a time and fry them until they are golden brown, turning them upside down halfway through cooking; it will take about 2-3 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve!

Mozzarella in carriage with stale bread

Mozzarella in a carriage with homemade bread – also said CAD bread – is the most traditional version, ideal for recycle leftovers of stale bread and the leftover mozzarella from the day before. Why not? – can also be done with the provolone.
This is my father's recipe, to be served without too much delay as an appetizer, even before an important lunch (in Campania there are no such problems). This version is also without breadcrumbs, but a little milk is used to soften the bread.

Ingredients
8 slices of stale bread
250 g mozzarella (fiordilatte or buffalo milk)
3 eggs
milk
flour
Seed oil for frying
salt

Method
If you have a loaf of bread, cut it into slices of the same thickness and dip them in the milk for a moment to soften them. At this point place the slices of mozzarella on top, close with another slice of bread, leaving them to adhere well to each other with light pressure. Flour evenly.

Beat the egg with a pinch of salt and dip the slices of bread. Fry a few pieces at a time in abundant boiling oil, for about 2-3 minutes, turning them upside down halfway through cooking. When they are golden brown, drain on paper towels and serve!

Mozzarella in a carriage without eggs

What if you don't have eggs? To prepare the mozzarella in the carriage it is necessary to enclose them in a wrapper to prevent the stringy mozzarella from coming out: this batter it can also be prepared without eggs!

You will need 150 g of flour, 250 ml of water and a pinch of salt: put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix with the help of a fork or a kitchen whisk. Immerse your stuffed bread slices completely and fry!

Roast Mozzarella in Carrozza

If, on the other hand, you do not feel like frying, you can also prepare mozzarella in a carriage in the oven. It will be more light, but equally greedy and crunchy! While preparing the recipe following the classic procedure, start preheating the oven to 180 ° C; place the mozzarella in the carriage on a baking tray covered with parchment paper, sprinkle them with a drizzle of oil and bake for about 20 minutes in a static oven, turning them upside down halfway through cooking. Your light carriage mozzarella ready!