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13 January, 2016

How to Make Mozzarella & Marinara Shots

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~Happy Wednesday, Everyone!~

First and foremost, I would like to thank the marvelous world of food lovers for welcoming my Bacon-Chocolate Shot Glasses with open arms! I’m absolutely enjoying this blogging experience thus far!

So, last weeks recipe got me thinking…what else could be made to resemble a shot glass?!?! (And don’t worry…this won’t be turning into a “shot glass” only food blog! No shot glass next week :-p )

While procrastinating my daily workout, the idea for mozzarella and marinara shot glasses popped into my head. How awesome would it be if I could actually pull it off??



The idea is very simple- make cubes of mozzarella and hollow out the center to be filled with marinara sauce. The first attempt was a dud. Knowing fully well that summer bodies are made in the winter, I tried to bake them :-( . Clearly, I was feeling guilty for skipping that workout.  Unfortunately, after about 10 minutes in the oven they had turned into little melted mozzarella & marinara puddles. I won’t be making that health conscious mistake again!

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Everything is better fried, SO…

I decided to deep fry those babies! Let’s be honest, mozzarella NEEDS to be fried.

So, I started again with my block of mozzarella. I scored the block with a steak knife to make four equal sections.

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Before I started to cut into the cheese, I made a mark on the steak knife with a piece of tape. This was to ensure I didn’t cut all the way through the cube of mozzarella 😉

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Next was to hollow myself out a hole where the marinara would eventually go. This was actually much easier than I had expected! I cut out the holes and very GENTLY scooped the mozzarella out with a small spoon.

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*I’ll try to redeem myself for you health fanatics and suggest you to use that extra cheese in salads*

The next step was to bread the cubes of mozzarella. I coated the cubes in flour and made sure to shake off any excess flour when I was done.

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After coating the cheese cubes with flour, coat them in an egg wash (2 eggs & 1/4 CUP of milk). Remember to shake off any excess egg wash, and place them in the bread crumbs.

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After coating the cheese in the breadcrumbs once, repeat the egg wash and breadcrumbs process one more time! Place them on a small cookie sheet and freeze for 2 hours. (This will help the outer breading cook before the cheese has a chance to melt out!)

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Place the mozzarella cubes in hot oil that has been set to 375 until the breading is golden brown! (About 3-5 minutes). Fill them with your favorite marinara, pour a glass of red wine, and ENJOY!

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