In appearance, this appetizer looks like fried cheese, but as soon as you bite one stick, you will understand that this is something more than just cheese. Crispy shell with delicate melted filling three types of cheese: ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella. To resist impossible! To make chopsticks you will need paste manicotia. These are wide tubes that are perfect for stuffings. Fill each tube with cheese and cheese cream with spices, bread in a breading and fry in oil in a pan. Serve crispy sticks with tomato sauce. They are great к пиву. 
Time: one час. Difficulty: Easy Servings: 8 The recipes use measuring containers with a volume of: 1 cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (st.) – 120 ml 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 8 tubes of pasta manicotti
- 1 tbsp. ricotta
- 1/4 Art. grated parmesan
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 0.5 tsp italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 5 large eggs
- 8 sticks of mozzarella
- 3/4 Art. flour
- 1 tbsp. simple breadcrumbs
- Rapeseed oil, for frying
- Heated marinara sauce, served
Recipes with similar ingredients: manicotti pasta, ricotta cheese, cheese parmesan, garlic, Italian seasonings, red pepper flakes, eggs, mozzarella cheese, flour, breadcrumbs, marinara sauce
Recipe preparation:
- Boil the manicotti according to the recommendation on the package to the state of al dente. Drain and place the paste on a baking sheet, so that it cools to room temperature, for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium-sized bowl, mix ricotta, parmesan, garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, 1 egg, 0.5 h. l salt and a little ground black pepper until smooth masses. Transfer to a large plastic bag with ziplock and cut 1 cm from one corner.
- Insert 1 mozzarella stick into each manicotti tube. Squeeze the ricotta mixture into the center of each tube (you may will have to squeeze the mixture into both holes to fill the entire the handset). Put the manicotti back on the pan.
- Prepare the breading area by placing it next to each other three shallow bowls: Mix flour, 1/4 tsp in one bowl. salt and some ground pepper. In the second bowl, beat the remaining 4 eggs, and in a third bowl, pour the breadcrumbs. Roll manicotti in flour, then dip in the egg and let the excess drain. Finally, bread pasta in breadcrumbs. Put on a baking sheet and repeat the same with the remaining paste.
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, heat 1 cm. vegetable oil and cover the plate with a paper towel. Throw some bread crumbs into the butter; if they hiss, butter Heated enough. Work in batches, fry the manicotti with all sides until golden brown until the cheese melts, and will begin to seep through the holes, only about 4 minutes. Put on a covered plate and fry in the same way. remaining manicotti, waiting between pariahs until the butter is back heats up. Serve with a dip of marinara sauce.
