Whether you get it fresh from the bakery or the supermarket shelf, it seems that most types of bread don’t last long and have already turned to rock by the next day. If you don’t feel like breaking your teeth or throwing (once) good food away, there’s another way to give your stale bread a new lease on life. So go on – transform your leftover bread into a tasty, fried treat that’s big enough to feed the entire family.
Giant Pan-Fried Dumpling
Equipment
- Large Pan
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb day-old bread
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2/3 cup grated parmesan
- 1 1/4 cups heated milk
- 1/4 cup olive oil plus some oil for frying
- 3 slices cooked ham
- 10 cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 mozzarella ball cut into slices
Instructions
- Cut the white bread into small cubes and slide them into a large bowl.
- Add the eggs, 1/3 cup of parmesan, and the milk. Season with salt and pepper, then knead the ingredients into a dough.
- Press half of the dough mix flat onto a hot pan with some olive oil, covering the entire surface.
- Lay slices of ham on top, then add cherry tomatoes, oregano, 1/4 cup of olive oil, and the remaining 1/3 cup of parmesan. Lay the mozzarella slices on top and press the rest of the dough mixture onto the filling.
- Cover the pan with a large plate and turn the pan over. Slide the dumpling back into the pan to fry the other side.
- Once both sides are fried, your giant pan-fried dumpling is ready to serve!
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Those of you who are feeling brave can prepare the dumpling using other types of bread. Darker breads will make the dumpling heartier when you’re in that “stick-to-your-ribs” kind of mood. Either way, one thing is guaranteed: with a giant like this on the table, no one is going to walk away hungry!