Fried Tortellini Recipe
Fried Tortellini Recipe is great crunchy week dinner, ready to serve under 30 minutes. Golden brown bites can also be served as an easy appetizer for a crowd!
Ingredients
- 3 cups prosciutto tortellini
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups bread crumbs
- Parmesan cheese to garnish and favorite sauce,optional
Instructions
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Cook tortellini according to packing instructions but boil them 2 minutes less to have al dente ones. Drain them.
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Prepare 3 shallow bowls: one for whisked eggs,second for flour and third for bread crumbs.
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First, cover precooked tortellini with flour.
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Dip one third of flour covered tortellini into whisked eggs.
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Transfer egg washed tortellini into bread crumbs bowl and cover them all over. Repeat with remaining tortellini.
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Fry in heated olive oil in small batches ( 3 )on both sides until they become golden brown. It took me 2 minutes on each side.
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Serve immediately sprinkled with finely grated parmesan and your favourite sauce.
Recipe Notes
Notes:
- My tortellini directions advised 10 minutes of boiling. I boiled them 2 minutes less to have al dente pasta.
- One batch needs 4 minutes of frying, 2 minutes on each side. Since I fried three batches, all together it needed 12 minutes.