Name: I Burnt My Homemade Mozzarella Sticks
Prep time: 00:10
Cook time: 00:05
Total time: 00:15
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4-5

Person: Would you like to eat 6 string cheese in a row?
Me: Naw
Person: We deep fried em’ and there will be tomato sauce.
Me: Oh, ok. Yes.

And that’s the story of how Mozzarella sticks came to be. So, I made them myself—Homemade Mozzarella Sticks. They taste even better when they are freshly made. I’m not shitting restaurant food, it’s just…

I will admit, at first, it did NOT go well. But, eventually, I figured it out.

The deal with this recipe is to make sure your oil isn’t too hot or smoking. If it is, your mozzarella sticks will burn burn burn. If you have an electric deep fryer, good for you. All you need to do is preheat the fryer to 375 F and do all your business.

You can use an air fryer if you want but it can’t compare to the taste of deep frying. Never!

These Homemade Mozzarella Sticks have a delicious ooey-gooey cheesy flavor in the middle and a slightly crunchy shell. They are a perfect, quick snack—only 3 inexpensive ingredients are required to make em’.

I Burnt My Homemade Mozzarella Sticks

SERVING

prep time

00:10

COOK TIME

00:05

INGREDIENTS

4-5

TOTAL TIME

00:15

EQUIPMENT

Cutting board
Knife
Non-stick frying pan
Kitchen tong
Mixing bowl
Egg whisk

INGREDIENTS

5 String cheese
2/3 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
2 Eggs
Avocado oil
Marinara sauce, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk. Set aside. Also, measure the breadcrumbs into a separate bowl and set aside.
Cut each of the string cheese in half.
Now, take one half at a time and dip it into the egg wash. Then, coat it in the breadcrumbs, shake off the excess, dip it back into the egg wash, and into the breadcrumbs to re-coat it again. Place it on a plate. Do this until you exhaust all the string cheese.
Place the coated cheese sticks into the hot oil to fry for 2 minutes – a minute on each side. Drain on a paper towel and serve with marinara sauce or your favorite dipping sauce.

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Notes

If your oil is smoking before it’s time for you to deep fry your mozzarella cheese sticks, put it down and let it cool for a while. Then, reheat the oil again. Make sure your oil doesn’t go above 375F. You don’t want to risk burning your food.
You can also refrigerate the coated cheese sticks for up to 2 hours before frying. This will keep them chilled and firm and prevent them from getting overcooked to the extent of leaking out of its shell.

Person: Would you like to eat 6 string cheese in a row?
Me: Naw
Person: We deep fried em’ and there will be tomato sauce.
Me: Oh, ok. Yes.

I will admit, at first, it did NOT go well. But, eventually, I figured it out.

You can use an air fryer if you want but it can’t compare to the taste of deep frying. Never!