Fried Mozzarella With Anchovy Butter Sauce

• 1 garlic clove minced
• 3/4 stick unslated butter
• 1 tablespoon minced anchovy fillets
• 1 tablespoon drained capers minced
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• coarsely ground pepper to taste
• 1/2 pound chilled mozzarella cut crosswise with a serrated knife into 16 slices
• 32 slices of homemade type white bread cut into rounds with a 3 inch cutter (reserving the scraps for another use such as bread crumbs)
• 2 large eggs beaten lightly
• 2 tablespoons milk
• about 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• about 1/2 sticj unsalted butter

1. Make the sauce in a small saucepan cookk the garlic inthe butter over moderately low heat for 3 minutes remove the pan from the heat and stir in the anchovies the capers the parsley the lemon juice and the pepper.
2. Samdwich each slice of the mozzarella between 2 bread rounds flatten the sandwiches slightly and pinch the edges of the bread together securely to enclose the mozzarella completely. In a shallow dish beat together lightly the eggs and the milk and dip the sandwisches into the mixture coating them on all sides and letting the excess drip off. In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons of the oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter over moderately heat until the fat is hot and in the fat fry the sandwiches in batches using the remaing 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons oil if neccessary for 1 minute on each side or until they are golden. Transfer the fried mozzarella to a heated platter and drizzle it with sauce heated.

garlic, butter, anchovy fillets, capers, parsley, lemon juice, ground pepper, mozzarella, bread, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, butter

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/fried-mozzarella-with-anchovy-butter-sauce-50093923 (may not work)