Cheese Sticks
HB-0452 · Hand-built original
SideVegetarian
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
Serving count not stated for this recipe, so quantities are shown as written.
Ingredients
- plain flour (1 cup), plus extra for dusting
- milk (1/2 cup)
- ¾ oz butter, melted, plus extra if needed
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 lb 3 oz mozzarella, cut into sticks about 3¼ x ¾ in
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 cups vegetable oil, for deep frying
Method
- Put the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Add the milk, beaten egg, melted butter and olive oil and mix to a smooth, thick batter — it should coat the back of a spoon. Rest for 15 minutes.
- Pat the mozzarella sticks dry with kitchen paper; dry cheese seals better and spits less.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a deep pan to 350°F.
- Dip each mozzarella stick in the batter, letting the excess drip off, and lower it carefully into the hot oil. Fry in small batches so the oil stays hot.
- Fry for 1-2 minutes, turning once, until deep golden all over and the cheese is just starting to soften inside. Lift out with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
- Serve immediately while the cheese is still stretchy, with a tomato or sweet chilli dipping sauce if you like.
Nutrition not computed — no serving count in the source recipe (per-serving values cannot be derived without one).