Taleggio fritto con salsa di fragole (deep-fried taleggio cheese with cold strawberry sauce)
By: Gino D'Acampo From: Good Food Bites
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Taleggio fritto con salsa di fragole (deep-fried taleggio cheese with cold strawberry sauce)
- Prep time:
- 15 mins, plus 2 hrs chilling for the cheese
- Cook time:
- 3 mins
- Serves:
- 4
Gino D'Acampo rustles up a fabulous combo of crisp crumbed Italian Taleggio cheese and a simple but special strawberry sauce
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- Champagne
Ingredients
- 4 thick slices of Taleggio cheese, each 100g
- 100g plain flour
- 2 whole Eggs, beaten
- 200g breadcrumbs, lightly toasted
- 1 litre sunflower oil, for frying
- 3 handfuls of Strawberries, chopped
- 3 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- Salt, and freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Dip each slice of the Taleggio cheese in the flour, then into the egg and then coat the slices with the breadcrumbs. Place them on a plate and leave them in the fridge for 2 hours.2. Place the strawberries in a pan together with the water and the balsamic vinegar and cook over a gentle heat for 3 minutes until they start to soften. Leave to cool.
3. Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer to 180°. Coat the cheese slices once again in the breadcrumbs and deep-fry them 3 minutes, until they reach a golden colour.
4. Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.
5. Pour a little pool of strawberry sauce in the centre of a plate, and then place a slice of cheese on top. Serve immediately with some fresh bread.
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