Fried Mozzarella Sandwich

Ingredients

• 2 slices white bread, crust removed
• 1 piece smoked mozzarella
• Tomato jam
• Butter, softened
• 1 egg yolk
• Salt
• 1 cup flour
• 2 cups breadcrumbs
• 6 eggs

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven or set the air fryer to 450°F

2. 2

   Cut a slice of mozzarella approximately 3⁄4" thick and the same size as the slices of bread. Make a hole in the middle of the cheese, roughly the diameter of a quarter. Set aside.

3. 3

   Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread, and spread tomato jam on one of them as well. Lightly sprinkle both slices of bread with salt, or any other seasonings you like.

4. 4

   Assemble the sandwich, placing the cheese between the two slices of bread and placing the egg yolk in the hole of the mozzarella.

5. 5

   Bread the sandwich. Begin by dusting the outside fully with flour, being careful to keep the sandwich in one piece. Make an egg wash by vigorously whisking the eggs with 1/4C of water. Submerge the sandwich in the egg wash, rotating if necessary to ensure full coverage. Finally, coat the whole thing in breadcrumbs.

6. 6

   Place the sandwich on a buttered metal tray and cook in an air fryer or convection oven at 450°F for 9-20 minutes. The outside should be golden brown, and the cheese should be melted and soft while the egg yolk should remain runny.