I've always loved the sticky expansion of a
mozzarella stick, and I admit that frozen boxes of ready-made mozzarella sticks
were totally there in my childhood.
It turns out it's really easy to make it
yourself, and it tastes better when fresh.
First, it needs to be baked with the rusk
twice so that it has a thick enough crust to keep the cheese inside.
Homemade Fried Mozzarella Sticks
The other thing is to freeze them for at
least two hours before frying, otherwise the cheese will likely come out of the
crust, which is not fun.
The plus side of this is that you can
prepare them a day in advance, keep them in the freezer and fry whenever you
are ready to serve them.
Cheesecake plates with cookie dough
Optimistic about playing music using
instruments, playing video
Heck, you can only keep mozzarella sticks
ready to fry in your freezer whenever you want to make them.
Offer them some marinara for a dip, and you
are ready to go.
** How to make mozzarella sticks:
To start, chop a piece of full-fat
mozzarella cheese into sticks, dip each piece into an egg, and then into
breadcrumbs.
Cheese Fingers - baked with Italian bread
crumbs on a white plate
Repeat this process twice until you get a
thick enough layer on the outside.
Freeze mozzarella sticks for 2 hours, then
fry well for 30-60 seconds, until golden brown.
Homemade Mozzarella Sticks - With soft
cheese in the middle extending from the marinara bowl
It doesn't take really long, since the
coating is so thin you don't want to overcook the cheese in the middle.
Fried calamari, potato croquettes, and
coconut shrimp are some of my favorite pan snacks.
* Ingredients :
° A 16-ounce block of whole milk mozzarella
cheese
° 2 large eggs
° 2/3 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs
° salt
° Ground black pepper
* Instructions :
Cut the cheese block into 1/2 inch sticks.
I had about 12.
Place the eggs in a bowl with 1/8 teaspoon
of salt and black pepper and mix. Then put the breadcrumbs in another bowl and
season with 1/3 teaspoon of salt and pepper.
Take every piece of cheese & dip it in
the egg, letting surplus run down.
Then cover with breadcrumbs, shake off the
excess, and place on a plate. Repeat with the rest of the cheese fingers.
Once each rusk is baked, take each of the
eggs and breadcrumbs again for a second layer. Mozzarella sticks are placed in
an airtight container and freeze for two hours.
Heat the skillet to 365 degrees F, and fry
for 30-60 seconds, until golden brown. Serve with marinara or your favorite
dipping sauce.
Enjoy !
