Cookbook:Mozzarella Sticks

| American cuisine

The following is a recipe on how to make breaded mozzarella sticks.

Ingredients

 * ¼ pound fresh mozzarella cheese
 * ½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
 * 1 large egg

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat deep fryer to 350°F (175°C).
 * 2) Slice mozzarella into sticks 1–3 cm in diameter.
 * 3) In a small bowl, whisk egg.
 * 4) Fill another small bowl with bread crumbs.
 * 5) Dip 3–4 sticks at a time into the egg.
 * 6) Shake excess egg off sticks and place them in the bread crumbs.
 * 7) Shake bowl of bread crumbs, evenly coating all sticks. Add more bread crumbs as needed.
 * 8) Place coated sticks to the side and repeat for remaining sticks.
 * 9) After all sticks have been coated, repeat the egg-dip and crumb-coat for each once more.
 * 10) Place all sticks in fryer basket and submerge in 350°F oil.
 * 11) Let sit for 30 seconds, gently rocking basket occasionally.
 * 12) Lift basket and let cool for a few seconds. If cheese is not beginning to ooze out from half the sticks, re-submerge in oil for another 10–15 seconds, gently shaking the basket.  Repeat until the cheese is just starting to ooze out.
 * 13) Dump onto paper towel and pat off excess oil gently.
 * 14) Serve hot.

Notes, tips, and variations



 * To make mozzarella bites, cut mozzarella into 2–3 cm cubes.