Fried Mozzarella Puffs recipe
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- ⅓ cup water 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon kosher salt ⅓ cup all-purpose flour 1 large egg 1 pinch cayenne pepper 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper ½ teaspoon dried oregano 1 cup marinara sauce, or to taste ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 4 ounces low-moisture mozzarella cheese 4 cups canola oil for frying 1 anchovy fillet
Nutrition Info
- 288.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 12.1 gcholesterol: 54.7 mgfat: 23.7 gfiber: 1.4 gprotein: 7.4 gsaturatedFat: 6.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 645.4 mgsugar: 4.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Fried Mozzarella Puffs
Directions
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Combine water, butter, and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, pour in flour all at once and reduce heat to medium. Stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until a dough starts coming together. Cook, scraping up and stirring the dough, for 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, transfer dough to a mixing bowl. Let cool until no longer hot but still very warm, 5 to 10 minutes. Add egg and season with cayenne and freshly ground black pepper. Whisk vigorously until mixture combines into a very soft, sticky dough. Switch to a spatula and scrape dough into a ball.
Seal dough and spatula with plastic wrap and refrigerate in the bowl until cool, about 1 hour.
In the meantime, season marinara sauce with oregano, red pepper flakes, balsamic vinegar in a small pot over medium heat. Add anchovy fillet. Stir together and bring to a simmer. Let simmer for 10 minutes, turn off heat and let sit until ready to use.
Grate mozzarella cheese over the dough and stir to combine.
Heat oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in a deep fryer or heavy-duty pan over medium heat. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (93 degrees C) or any temperature for keeping warm.
Scoop out about 2 tablespoons of dough per puff and form into a football shape using two spoons. Fry puffs, 5 or 6 at a time, in the hot oil until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Keep puffs warm in low oven while frying the rest. Serve with hot marinara sauce.