Parmesan Puffs With Marinara Recipes

PARMESAN PUFFS WITH MARINARA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheet.
• Heat milk and butter to boiling in 1 1/2-quart saucepan. Stir in flour; reduce heat to low. Stir vigorously about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Stir in cheese. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Serve warm with marinara sauce for dipping.

PARMESAN PUFFS WITH MARINARA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF. Grease cookie sheet.
• Heat milk and butter to boiling in 1 1/2-quart saucepan. Stir in flour; reduce heat to low. Stir vigorously about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Stir in cheese. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Serve warm with marinara sauce for dipping.
• Make the Most of This Recipe.
• Do-Ahead Tip.
• You can prepare these puffs ahead. Cool puffs, wrap tightly and freeze. When ready to serve, place in muffin cups and heat in a 350ºF oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until hot.
• Variation.
• Add 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil, oregano or parsley (or 1 teaspoon dried) to the flour to create Herbed Parmesan Puffs with Marinara.

PARMESAN PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat 2 inches oil in a deep 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until it registers 360°F on thermometer.
• While oil heats, mix together cheese, flour, pepper, and salt in a bowl until combined well. Beat whites in another bowl with an electric mixer until they just hold stiff peaks. Fold in 1/2 cup cheese mixture to lighten, then fold in remaining cheese mixture gently but thoroughly.
• Drop about 8 teaspoons of batter, 1 teaspoon at a time, into oil and fry, turning occasionally, until balls of batter are puffed, crisp, and golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain briefly. Make 3 more batches in same manner, returning oil to 360°F between batches. Serve immediately.

MARIE'S TILAPIA MARINARA

Steps:

• Salt and pepper tilapia to taste, then dredge in flour.
• Heat olive oil in large frypan on medium high and saute tilapia for two minutes on each side.
• Remove fish from pan.
• Lower heat and saute onion and garlic in same pan just until soft.
• Add tomatoes to blender with onions, garlic, basil and white wine.
• Add tomato sauce to frypan and add a little salt and pepper to taste.
• Return fish to sauce and simmer for 10 more minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook linguine in salted water for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove fish to serving dishes.
• Drain pasta and add to sauce in frypan.
• Turn to coat several times with tongs.
• Serve linguine alongside tilapia.

PARMESAN PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220ºC.
• Cut out rounds of pastry with a 5cm diameter pastry cutter, and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
• Brush the rounds with the egg wash.
• Place 2 teaspoons of parmesan and a pinch of cayenne pepper or paprika on each round.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.