Indulge in the extraordinary world of culinary delights with our guide to preparing fried cheese sticks, a tantalizing appetizer or snack that is sure to delight your taste buds. Whether you are seeking a crispy golden-brown exterior that yields to a molten heart of gooey cheese or crave a tangy tomato sauce to enhance the flavors, this article will equip you with the knowledge and techniques to craft the ultimate fried cheese stick experience. So, prepare your palate for a delectable journey as we explore the secrets of creating this irresistible treat, leaving you with a repertoire of recipes that will impress friends and family alike.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
FRIED MAC 'N' CHEESE STICKS RECIPE BY TASTY
America's favorite comfort food gets an upgrade in this mac 'n' cheese variation that you can easily make by just adding a few steps to your usual pasta prep. Serve it as finger food, an appetizer, or simply an indulgent dinner dish paired with tomato soup.
Provided by Hector Gomez
Categories Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 30 sticks
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil in a medium pot and cook the elbow pasta. Stir occasionally for 7 minutes, or until al dente.
- In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter completely and whisk in ¼ cup flour for 2 minutes to create a light roux. Add the milk and season the mixture with salt and pepper. Stir continuously until the sauce fully thickens. Gradually add the cheese and stir until fully combined. Finally, add the cooked pasta and stir until the noodles are well-coated.
- Remove the mac 'n' cheese from the heat and pour onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spread evenly and freeze for 2 hours.
- Heat the oil in a large pot until it reaches 325°F (170°C).
- Cut the frozen mac 'n' cheese into roughly 3-inch long sticks. Dredge the sticks in the remaining 2 cups flour, then the egg, and then the bread crumbs. Fry the sticks for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown, then drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt. Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 177 calories, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 1 gram
FRIED MOZZARELLA CHEESE APPETIZERS
A crisp coating holds marvelous melted cheese, which tastes terrific when dipped into a homemade tomato sauce.-Jay Davis, Knoxville, Tennessee
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 30m
Yield 2 dozen appetizers (2-1/2 cups sauce).
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut cheese into twenty-four 1/4-in. slices. Place the eggs, flour and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Dip cheese slices in eggs, then coat with flour. Dip cheese again in eggs and coat with crumbs. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; refrigerate for at least 1 hour., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, saute garlic in 1 tablespoon oil for 1 minute; add the tomatoes, oregano, sugar, basil and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes or until slightly thickened., In a large skillet, cook cheese slices in remaining oil over medium heat for 30-60 seconds on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 123 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 28mg cholesterol, Sodium 257mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 7g protein.
HOME-FRIED CHEESE STICKS
These is an easy, cost-efficient way to make home-made fried cheese sticks. Taste just wonderful, light crispiness. More for your dollar and easily stored in the freezer for when you have a craving. I make 2 batches, one for the 'now' and one for later. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
Provided by Melissa Goff
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Cheese
Time 2h35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Remove string cheese sticks from plastic wrappings and cut the strings in half crosswise.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place eggs in a bowl and bread crumbs into a large shallow bowl.
- Dip cheese stick halves into egg and roll in bread crumbs to completely coat the sticks; place breaded cheese sticks onto the prepared baking sheet. Allow cheese sticks to stand at room temperature for about 5 minutes to set, and repeat dipping in egg and bread crumbs to form a thick coating. Freeze breaded cheese sticks for at least 2 hours.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Deep fry cheese sticks, a few at a time, until the coating is golden brown and crisp and the cheese is soft, 5 to 8 minutes. Let sticks drain on paper towels; cool slightly and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.6 calories, Carbohydrate 21.2 g, Cholesterol 118 mg, Fat 23.1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 20.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 945.2 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
FRIED CHEESE STICKS WITH TOMATO SAUCE
Make and share this Fried Cheese Sticks With Tomato Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Karen From Colorado
Categories Cheese
Time 1h
Yield 40 cheese sticks
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt butter in a small saucepan.
- Stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms, oregano and basil.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cover and keep warm while frying cheese.
- Combine bread crumbs, wheat germ and red pepper in a small bowl.
- Cut cheese into 2x1/2x1/2-inch sticks or 1 inch cubes.
- Dip each piece of cheese in eggs, then into the flour and then the crumbs to coat well; repeat one more time to ensure even coating.
- Heat 1 1/2 inches of oil to 375 degrees.
- Fry a few cheese pieces at a time for 30 seconds to 1 minute or until golden on all sides. (do not overcook or you will have a melted mess).
- Drain well on paper towels.
- Serve warm with tomato sauce.
MOZZARELLA CHEESE STICKS WITH SAUCE
This is the most yummiest thing you will ever eat! I saw something on TV the other day and tried it, except I had only shredded cheese. But I still made it and it tasted wonderful!
Provided by Elizabethlt3
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 10 mozzarella sticks, 5-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Pour in the oil into the skillet and put heat at low to medium heat, leave skillet uncovered.
- Get one bowl and put in the 2 cups of flour, set it aside.
- Get another bowl and put in the 2 cups of corn meal, set that aside.
- Get the one more bowl and beat the 2 eggs and the 2 tablespoons of milk in it then set that aside.
- Start peelin' off those wrappers from the string cheese.
- Cover string cheese in flour.
- Dip in the flour covered string cheese into the egg and milk mixture.
- Cover the egg and milk, flour covered string cheese with the corn meal.
- Put 5 of the string cheese into skillet then cover.
- Leave the string cheese there for 5 minutes covered, then flip and cover again for another 5 minutes.
- Place the cooked now mozzarella sticks onto the platter or plate.
- Repeat steps 9,10, and 11 with the remaining cheese sticks.
- Heat up the tomato sauce in small bowl using microwave for 2 minutes, stirring each 30 seconds.
- Place bowl of tomato sauce onto platter or plate.
- Eat and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 797.4, Fat 47.8, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 85.5, Sodium 435.1, Carbohydrate 81.5, Fiber 6, Sugar 3.7, Protein 12.8
WOK-FRIED MOZZARELLA STICKS WITH DIPPING SAUCE
Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi, of Torrisi Italian Specialties, created this recipe for the 2010 Feast of San Gennaro in New York's Little Italy. "It's a Neapolitan feast for the patron saint of Naples," Mr. Carbone said, explaining the train of thought that led him to put these wok-fried mozzarella sticks on the menu. "In Naples, there's a lot of street food. A lot of it is fried food." In some of the better friggitorie - bars that specialize in fried foods - "they fry in what is essentially a wok," he added. "The culinary advantage of frying like that is that it's a shallow fry; a few uses, then discard it and refresh the oil in the pan - not like deep-frying in five gallons of oil that never gets changed."
Provided by Peter Meehan
Categories lunch, project, side dish
Time 50m
Yield About 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pass tomatoes through the grater disc of a food processor. Stir in salt, olive oil, black pepper and basil. Set aside.
- Cut cheese curd into very small pieces and place in shallow, wide heatproof dish a couple inches deep, like a roasting pan.
- In large pot over high heat, bring 2 quarts water to 185 to 190 degrees. Stir in kosher salt, then pour over curds. Let curds sit, undisturbed, for a full minute.
- Press curds into corner of the pan with spoon or spatula and gently pack together. In three to four minutes, they will form a mass. The moment that happens, pour water from pan and knead cheese like bread dough until smooth and lump-free. (At this point, if not continuing with recipe, the cheese can be twisted into balls, plunged into cold water or milk to set the shape, and eaten as fresh mozzarella.)
- Press cheese into a loaf pan and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes, to set it. Meanwhile, set up station to bread the mozzarella: a shallow dish of flour, a shallow dish of beaten eggs and a shallow dish of bread crumbs.
- Move mozzarella to cutting board and trim into batons about 3 inches long and an inch thick. Roll in flour and then egg, flour and then egg again, and heap on the bread crumbs.
- Heat oil in a wok on stove over high heat. At 375 degrees, use a slotted spoon to lower mozzarella sticks into oil one at a time. Fry for a minute or less - just until golden brown. Drain on rack; blot dry. Serve mozzarella sticks with sauce on the side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1068, UnsaturatedFat 63 grams, Carbohydrate 62 grams, Fat 81 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 914 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Choose the right cheese: Use a cheese that melts well, such as mozzarella, cheddar, or provolone. Avoid cheeses that are too hard or crumbly.
- Cut the cheese sticks evenly: This will help them cook evenly. If the cheese sticks are too thick, they may not cook all the way through.
- Bread the cheese sticks properly: Make sure the cheese sticks are coated evenly with bread crumbs. This will help them get crispy and golden brown.
- Fry the cheese sticks at a medium temperature: This will help them cook evenly without burning the breading.
- Serve the cheese sticks with your favorite dipping sauce: Marinara sauce, ranch dressing, or honey mustard are all popular choices.
Conclusion:
Fried cheese sticks are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. They are perfect for parties, game days, or a quick meal. With a few simple tips, you can make fried cheese sticks that are crispy, golden brown, and filled with melted cheese. So next time you are looking for a tasty treat, give fried cheese sticks a try.
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