Grilled Scamorza
~ Mary ~
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This puts grilled cheese on a whole new level. Mario Batali is here to tell us that we should not be afraid of taking a large piece of cheese and grilling it until soft. I believed him, I went for it and I almost failed. He promised if I put it on the hottest part of a well oiled grate that it wouldn’t melt all over the place.
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Well, it did but I saved it before it all went down into the abyss. Next time I’ll turn my grill down.
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Here’s more on Scamorza Cheese from Wikipedia.
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one year ago: Smoke House Ribs, German Chocolate Cake
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Grilled Scamorza
from Mario Batali’s Italian Grill
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Cut an 8-12 ounce piece of scamorza lengthwise and rub with olive oil.
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Rub your grill grate generously with oil.
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Place the scamorza cut side down and grill just until it starts to soften, about 1-2 minutes. Carefully turn it over and do the same to the other side.
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Serve on a platter sprinkled with slivers of sun-dried tomatoes, chopped marjoram, green onion and a sprinkle of olive oil.
Sounds and looks delicious but not familiar with the cheese, could you tell us about it?
Thanks Marilyn, I’d never heard of it before this recipe either. I just added a link in the post.
Looks nommy!
Grilled cheese – wow, I am officially hungry now. Several months ago, I breaded and pan-fried brie cheese, which I immediately fell in love with. This recipe might rival that.
Simply delicious
Thanks for teaching me about scarmoza cheese. Need to look for it. The recipe sounds delightful!
I have this book and it is amazing. I haven’t made this recipe but I have grilled Haloumi cheese (from Nigella Lawson’s recipe) so I can imagine how good this is. It looks so good.
Have you tried the recipe for pizza crust in this book? The one with the wine in it? Awesome.
No, on the pizza crust, but now that you’ve recommended it, I will!
I’m glad you were able to save the cheese. It always makes me smile when someone says that if you put something that melts on something hot it won’t melt. Like physics suddenly takes a hiatus.
AMEN!
Oh my gosh does this sound delicious. Our family are fans of scarmoza which we buy often at our local latticini. We will definitely be trying this.
Thanks for sharing.
I would believe Mario Batali too! Although I have not heard or tried this Scamorza cheese, I am going to look for it. I am usually bad at grilling cheese so I am bit scared how it will turn out but your picture and Mario on TV will be my guide. Wish me luck!.
I tried Raichlen’s grillen provolone a couple of months ago. He also said it wouldn’t melt through the grate…
WRONG!
Cheese makes quite a fire on a grill.
THe next time I put it on some aluminum foil with holes in it and grilled it that way. Worked much better.
Hahaha..read the comment from The Mom Chef above about physics taking a hiatus.