Ingredients:
500g of medium sized baby marrows (zucchini -
courgettes), 250g Mozzarella, 1x400g tin Italian
peeled tomato's (cooked into a sauce), 100g processed
ham, Parmesan cheese, as much as you will need,
3Eggs, 2 of which will be boiled, Oil, sufficient
to fry the baby marrows, Flour for dusting, Salt.
Procedure:
Wash and slice the baby marrows, lengthwise to
a thickness of approximately 5 to 6 mm.
Salt them and allow them to rest. In the interim,
crack open the fresh egg in a bowl and beat it
till it becomes fluid.. In another plate, lay
out a small heap of flour to dust the sliced marrows.
As you dust them, so you will dip them into the
egg mixture and fry them in very hot oil.
Prepare an oven proof dish, layer the bottom with
some of the tomato sauce you have prepared and
layer the marrows to cover the bottom.
On top of these marrows, spread some grated or
sliced mozzarella and the boiled eggs which you
will have broken up into small pieces.
Over this layer, place the sliced cooked ham and
give them a dusting of parmesan cheese.
Arrange another layer of fried marrows over this
and spread more sauce over the top as well as
another dusting of parmesan cheese.
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees and bake for
approximately 15 minutes.
Allow to cool slightly before serving.
by Giovanni Membola
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