Westside Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

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Cheese Sticks:

One 1-pound mozzarella cheese brick

All-purpose flour, for dusting

Oil, for frying

Grated Parmesan, for sprinkling

Marinara sauce, for dipping

Batter:

1 1/3 cups buttermilk

1 cup Westside Tempura Batter, recipe follows

5 large eggs

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons seasoning salt

Breading:

3 cups panko breadcrumbs

1 1/2 cups seasoned breadcrumbs (we use crouton “dust” reserved from the crouton bucket)

3 tablespoons herbs de Provence

2 teaspoons granulated garlic

Westside Tempura Batter:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup cornstarch

1 teaspoon granulated garlic

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 chicken bouillon cube

2 to 3 drops yellow food coloring