Mahón-Menorca Cheese in Breadcrumbs

Preparation

Cut the cheese into regular-sized pieces. Beat the eggs lightly in a bowl. Dip a piece of cheese into the egg, cover it with breadcrumbs and then set aside. Repeat with the rest of the cheese. Heat a generous amount of Spanish olive oil in a frying pan and fry the cheese in small batches. The Spanish olive oil must be very hot so the cheese turns golden in a few seconds. Serve hot.

Preparation: Sonia Fuentes/©ICEX.

Spanish tapa recipe: Mahón-Menorca cheese in breadcrumbs. Photo by: Toya Legido/©ICEX.

Nutritional Facts

Energy (kcal): 343
Energy (kJ): 2,069
Protein (g): 16.6
Fat (g): 27.9
Carbohydrates (g): 6.3
Fibre (g): 0.2
Calcium (mg): 575
Vitamin A (µg): 206.2
Phosphorus (mg): 285,8

Information provided by: The Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN)

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Time

25 minutes

  • 200 gr PDO Mahón-Menorca cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 100 gr breadcrumbs
  • Spanish olive oil
  • A bunch of parsley (optional)
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  • 2 eggs
  • 3.527 oz breadcrumbs
  • Spanish olive oil
  • A bunch of parsley (optional)
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  • 2 eggs
  • 0.49 cup breadcrumbs
  • Spanish olive oil
  • A bunch of parsley (optional)
Wine match

Federico Oldenburg/©ICEX

The ideal accompaniment to delicious melting Menorcan cheese is a white, acidic wine, like a Sauvignon Blanc from the DO Utiel-Requena zone in Valencia.