Photo: Fried Mozzarella Nuggets Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 ounces string cheese sticks, room temperature
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Salt and pepper
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- Extra-light olive oil, for deep frying
- Bottled chunky marinara sauce, for dipping
Directions
Cut cheese sticks into thirds. Place flour on a plate and season it with salt and pepper. Put the egg in a small bowl. Place bread crumbs on a plate.
Add cheese pieces to flour and toss to coat. Dip in egg, and then roll in bread crumbs. Arrange breaded cheese in a single layer on a tray or baking sheet. Let stand for 15 to 30 minutes. Pour oil into large skillet to a depth of 1-inch, and heat over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, carefully drop cheese pieces in, a few at a time, and fry until golden, about 30 seconds. Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Serve with your favorite chunky marinara sauce for dipping.
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By HotStuff0915
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on November 23, 2010
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The ingredients are right, but I made a couple of changes. First, I used an egg with some FF half and half to make it stretch farther. I also double-dipped...first the egg, rolled in crumbs (also added garlic powder, back in the egg, back in crumbs. To help with the oozing, place them on a cookie sheet in the freezer for at least an hour. Take out just before frying. I also use a combo of veggie and peanut oil because olive oil will burn the crust if it's too hot. The oil does need to be hot, and the cheese sticks will be much better if they fry quickly, approximately 30-45 seconds. My husband and kids love these!
By Semi-homemaker
Washington, DC
on June 25, 2010
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Made these for a group for friends and they loved them. They were however difficult to cook because the cheese seeped out after only about 30 seconds despite the temperature setting (and without them getting golden brown. :(
For more of a review, check out my blog Semi-Edible. Where my friend and I have our own Cocktail Times and report back on all of the Semi-Edible russepies (hopefully by Aunt Sandy: http://semi-edible.blogspot.com/
By maccradio_12636714
Omaha, 67
on February 07, 2010
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The recipe was pretty straight forward but I found that I needed to place the nuggets that I created from this recipe into a ziploc bag and add more egg and bread crumbs. After doing that I placed them back on the cookie sheet and added yet more crumbs and rolled them around some more. After letting them sit a while I fried them up(the first batch in too hot oil and after pairing with some store bought marinara, they were excellent.
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