Mozarella Sticks

Bahan-bahan

• 225g panko bread crumbs

• 50g grated parm

• 3g onion powder

• 3g garlic powder

• 2g chili flake

• 1g dried oregano

• 1g dried basil

• 3g salt

• 150g AP flour

• 5 eggs, beaten

• 1lb block full fat mozzarella

Arahan

1. Cut cheese block into 3/4”x 3/4” (2cm) planks. Planks should be approx 1oz/30g each.

2. To set up the dredge station: Into a large bowl, add bread crumbs, grated parm, onion powder, garlic powder, chili flake, dried herbs and salt and whisk to combine.

3. Add flour to a small bowl and eggs to another small bowl. Whisk eggs to combine.

4. For the first coating, coat each cheese stick first in the flour, then in the egg, then in the breadcrumb mixture, making sure not to transfer too much excess egg into the breadcrumbs.

5. Coat sticks a second time by placing in the egg then the bread crumb mixture, making sure to get the sticks as coated in the bread crumbs as possible. You won’t coat in the flour on the second pass.

6. Add neutral frying oil to a large heavy bottomed pot and heat to 325/160C over medium heat. I use about 2qt for my 6.5qt pot.

7. Carefully drop in sticks, about 6 at a time, keeping an eye on the temp to be sure it stays at or around 325F/160C.

8. Fry time will be about 2.5-3min.