Below are 3 of the recipes which I would like to share with you. And out of the three, my favourite dish is Deep Fried Potato with Mozzarella Cheese which is quite similar to the Japanese Croquette. Love the crispy outer skin and oozing cheesy in it.
WONTON RAVIOLI WITH SOYA MARINATED PRAWNS AND PARMESAN FONDUE
Recipe adapted from Perfect Italiano website, HERE.
(Serves: 4 | Preparation: 20 minutes | Cooking: 10 minutes)
Ingredients:
- 100g Perfect Italiano Parmesan Grated Cheese
- 100g Unsalted Butter
- 20 Pieces of Wonton Skin (square shaped)
- 20g Light Soya Sauce
- 30g Olive Oil
- 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 110g Full Cream Milk
- 1 Stalk of Spring Onion, chopped
- 20g White Wine
- 10 Pieces of Tiger Prawns, halves
Method:-
1.Peel and marinate prawns with soya, garlic, olive oil and spring onion.
2. Make Parmesan fondue by mixing Perfect Italiano Parmesan Grated Cheese, milk, butter and white wine.
3. Warm up mixture in a bain-marie (double-boiled) over medium heat till creamy. Season with white pepper, set aside.
4. Lightly brush wonton wrappers with beaten egg, divide the prawn mixture evenly on the wrappers.
5. Seal them neatly by folding it into half to form triangles. Put in boiling water for 3 min (or until wonton floats up).
6. Pour prepared fondue on plate and lay down the cooked ravioli. Season with Perfect Italiano Parmesan Grated Cheese, spring onion and serve immediately.
RICE ROLL WITH MOZZARELLA CHEESE AND SALMON
Recipe adapted from Perfect Italiano website, HERE.
(Serves: 4 | Preparation: 15 minutes | Cooking: 5 minutes)
Ingredients:
- 250g Perfect Italiano Mozzarella Grated Cheese
- 200g Cooked Sushi Rice
- 4 Sheets of Nori (seaweed)
- 150g cured/smoked salmon
- 100g Cucumber, cut into strips
- 5g Wasabi
- 200g Mayonnaise
Method:-
1.Place a sheet of nori on bamboo mat.
2. Spread and flatten rice on top of nori.
3. Lay down salmon, cucumber and Perfect Italiano Mozzarella Grated Cheese in the middle.
4. Hold on to the ends of the bamboo mat and roll, making sure that the ingredients are held inside it.
5. Remove bamboo mat and cut rice roll by one inch.
6. Warm up rice roll to melt Perfect Italiano Mozzarella Grated Cheese (for extra flavour, you could top extra mozzarella cheese on the cut sushi before putting them into the preheated oven (180 degree Celsius, 2 minutes or toaster oven, 3 minutes).
7. Garnish the sushi with extra cucumber and salmon. Serve with mayonnaise and/or wasabi.
DEEP FRIED POTATO WITH MOZZARELLA CHEESE
(served with sweet and sour sauce)
(served with sweet and sour sauce)
Recipe adapted from Perfect Italiano website, HERE.
(Serves: 4 | Preparation: 20 minutes | Cooking: 10 minutes)
Ingredients:
- 200g Perfect Italiano Mozzarella Grated Cheese
- 400g Potatoes, boiled till soften
- 50g Corn Starch
- 50g Onion, chopped
- 5g Cinnamon
- 5g Ground Black Pepper
- 5g Curry Powder
- 2 Eggs (55g)
- 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 30g Lemongrass, minced
- 20g Shallot, minced
- Lemon Zest
- 300g Japanese Breadcrumbs (panko)
- Oil to fry
Method:-
1. Peel the skin of the potato, mashed it using a fork or grater.
2. Mix in all the DRY ingredients except cheese and breadcrumbs (if the mixture i too wet to handle, add in some breadcrumb and cheese to keep it dry to handle)
3. Next shaped about 2 tablespoons of potato mixture into a ball, flatten it slight and wrapped it with 1/2 tablespoon or more of the Italiano Mozzarella Cheese.
4. Sealed and shaped it back to a round shape, coat it with panko crumbs and lightly flatten it to form a 2 inches wide patty.
5. Heat oil in pan. Lower patties into oil and fry on medium low heat until crisp and golden on the bottom.
6. Fry the other side. Drain and ready to serve with sweet and sour sauce.
Perfect Italiano Mozzarella Cheese
This cheese is really stretchy and it has a mild flavour that melts beautiful with every bite. Now they even have low fat version (35% less fat than regular mozzarella) which is available in a block/grated for your convenience.
[BEST USE ON] Pizza or Lasagne
Perfect Italiano Parmesan Cheese
Parmesan is aged for up to 18 months so it has a rich and bold flavours which adds bite and enhance the taste of dish. It is available in a block /grated for your convenience too.
[BEST USE ON] Pastas, Salads, Risottos and Soup
Perfect Italiano Pizza Plus Cheese
Pizza Plus is a delicious and unique combination of three cheese - Mozzarella (for stretch), Cheddar (for bold flavour) and Parmesan (for bite).
[BEST USE ON] Pizza. Sauces and Hot Snacks
Currently Perfect Italiano is running a contest where shoppers could "Stand a chance to win a Perfect Italiano Masterclass experience!". To join the lucky draw, submit your receipt details for proof of purchase of at least one pack of Perfect Italiano Cheese. (read more HERE)
Lastly I would like to thank Perfect Italiano and Joy from Tribal DDB Singapore for the Perfect Italiano Masterclass invite.
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