Skewered Mozzarella With Canadian Bacon
Ingredients
28 sliced canadian bacon
12 oz mozzarella cheese
12 slices french bread
12 slices raw tomato
1/3 cup salad oil
2 cans tomato sauce
1 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 paprika
1 salad oil again
Preparation
Note: You'll need four skewers approximately 10-12 in. long. Also the
french bread should be the long and narrow kind cut into 1/2 inch
slices. The raw tomato is also cut into 1/2 inch slices. The cans of
tomato sauce are 8 oz. You'll need 28 pieces of cheese to equal the
number of slices of bacon. Cut the cheese into 1 in. squares about
1/4 in. thick. Fold a slice of Canadian bacon around each piece of
cheese. Press the bacon firmly to hold the cheese in place. Cut each
piece of tomato and each piece of bread in half. Heat the 1/3 cup of
oil in a large skillet. Brown bread on both sides. Be prepared to
turn bread quickly to avoid burning. It should be merely light brown.
On each skewer thread alternate pieces of bacon apped around the
mozzarella, bread and tomato. Begin and end with the con. Place each
skewer in a shallow baking pan or shallow earthenware sserole. Be
sure the folded top of each piece of bacon is up. Pour mato sauce
over each skewer. Sprinkle generously with parmesan cheese. rinkle
lightly with paprika and additional salad oil. Preheat the oven 400
degrees. Bake the skewers until brown on top. Serve immediately ile
very hot.
Servings: 4
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