The mozzarella cheese It is one of those creamy cheeses of Italian origin that we use the most in the kitchen. Originally made with buffalo milk in the Campania area, in southern Italy, it is an essential ingredient for pizza recipes and many other preparations that take advantage of its smooth flavor and creaminess.
Today we want to show you our 37 best recipes with mozzarella cheeseso that you have them at hand and you can expand your repertoire, with a cheese that is easy to get in the supermarket that we usually have in the fridge on a regular basis.
As my colleague Jaime de las Heras explained to us, “mozzarella is a white, fresh, rindless cheese made with pasta filatawhich allows it to have that soft and elastic texture, capable of making it stretch when we bite or manipulate it”.
Characteristics of mozzarella
As Jaime explained to us when talking about mozzarella, “it is a fresh cheese that is obtained by enzymatic coagulation. The milk is heated to approximately 35ºC, and the whey resulting from the previous day’s production is added. This causes the milk is slightly acidified. That drained curd is then left submerged in hot water, kneaded and stretched until it becomes elastic.”
When the dough is ready, it is cut into pieces, and that is where the spinning process begins (filatura in Italian), adding hot water (around 90ºC) and stirring so that the dough remains stringy. “Those big threads will be the ones that the artisans will stretch and cut (hence the name mozzarella, derived from mozzarellaor what is the same, cutting that spun dough), modeling itself on the characteristic mozzarella balls that we already know”.
mozzarella and pizza
It sure is easy associate mozzarella to pizza recipes and it is that it is an essential ingredient of this classic Italian recipe whose coverage we can vary to make a different pizza every day of the month.
From the classic margarita pizza, made with ingredients of the three colors of the Italian flag: tomato, mozzarella and basil, to others with different combinations and toppings, mozzarella is usually the common ingredient. At the Buffala Campana PDO Mozzarella Consortium, they gave us these tips to get the most out of mozzarella when making pizza.
Some recipes for pizzas, breads and similar doughs with mozzarella
Fig sandwich with mozzarella and pine nuts recipe
We can use any type of mozzarella to make this sandwich, but the ideal is to use two good balls of fresh mozzarellawhich we must crumble and dry on absorbent paper so that they do not moisten the sandwich too much.
Arrange the sliced bread and cover with a first layer of mozzarella, to continue with a layer of figs in thick slicesa handful of pine nuts, and another layer of mozzarella.
We close the sandwich and spread a little butter on a frying pan or griddle. We cook the sandwich on both sides over medium heatensuring that the cheese melts, and we serve it immediately when it is well toasted, divided into two halves.
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Recipes alla Caprese
There are many recipes that use mozzarella and bear the surname alla caprese or what is the same, in the style of Caprian Italian island where many dishes are usually made that combine tomato, mozzarella and pesto. In addition to the mille-feuille alla caprese that you have on these lines, we have many other similar recipes such as the bruschetta alla caprese, the Caprese pasta salad on video or the avocados alla Caprese
Pasta recipes with mozzarella
In addition to salads and pizza recipes, many pasta recipes use mozzarella as an ingredient, either within the ingredients with which the sauce is made, as in this recipe for pasta alla checca or to use it as a cover and au gratin. We also really like the Penne rigate with mozzarella sauce and ham, a recipe with only three ingredients, or these Baked Caprese Gnocchi, an ultra-easy recipe.
Classic recipes with mozzarella
Also mozzarella is present in many recipes bearing the “surname” *alla pizzaiola** -pizza-style- which basically consist of covering the ingredient in question with tomato and mozzarella and cooking it in the oven. Thus, we have the recipe for zucchini alla pizzaiola, and other similar ones such as baked aubergines with mozzarella, roasted aubergines and mozzarella or chicken breasts with Margarita, simple and full of flavor or these pizza-style baked vegetables that without I’m sure everyone will like it.
Mozzarella bites for snacking
Without a doubt, you will have tried the Mozzarella Sticks or sticks stuffed with mozzarella -the classic appetizer from McDonald’s-, or the mozzarella fingers that Liliana prepared in the oven, or the breaded mozzarella bites
Other recipes with mozzarella cheese
With all these recipes for pasta, pizza, salads and sandwiches, you can see that mozzarella is a very versatile ingredient, full of possibilities in the kitchen. Now you just need to decide in what order you are going to prepare these 37 recipes with mozzarella cheese.
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