I was in a mood for something I used to eat at least once a week when I was in Romania. It’s called “cascaval pane” or “fried cheese”. I think the closest cheese to what you get in Romania is the Swiss cheese. I had only some light cheddar cheese pieces, so I tried with that.
The recipe is not perfect yet, meaning the coating broke while frying and the cheese started to drip in the oil. I will retry again and update the recipe to make sure it is perfect. Even though it was not as good looking, it was still suuuuuper good. It’s worth a try.
Key instruction to follow: don’t use any sharp object (fork, knife..) when manipulating the cheese, or you risk to pierce the coating.
Ingredients
4 cheese pieces (size 1/3″) – cheddar or mozzarella
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/8 flour
1 egg well beaten
sunflower oil to fry
Instructions
Leave the cheese pieces in the fridge for 1-2 hours without any cover to form a bit of crust.
In a small pan, put some oil to fry, using just enough to cover the cheese (to avoid turning the cascaval). When the oil reaches 200F it is ready to use.
Take a piece of cheese, throw it in the egg, then in flour covering all sides well, then back in egg, then finish with bread crumbs. Put in the oil to fry. Repeat with each other piece of cheese.
Serve immediately.
Bon appétit.
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