🥞 American Vegetarian
Mozzarella Sticks
🥞 American
The bar snack that wins every table — cheese logs in a shatter-crisp crumb shell, built to pull a cheese stretch that gets filmed. Serve with marinara or admit defeat.
Prep 20 min Cook 10 min Serves 4 Easy
Ingredients
- Salt1/2 tsp
- Vegetable Oilfor frying
- Mozzarella Cheese300 g, block, cut in sticks
- Eggs2, beaten
- All-Purpose Flour1/2 cup
- Dried Oregano1 tsp
- Breadcrumbs1.5 cups
Optional extras
- Tomato Sauce1/2 cup, warm, for dipping
Instructions
- 1
Cut mozzarella into thick sticks; freeze 30 minutes.
- 2
Set up flour, egg, and seasoned crumb stations; bread the sticks twice.
- 3
Freeze breaded sticks another 15 minutes.
- 4
Fry at 180°C for 60-90 seconds till deep gold.
- 5
Serve immediately with warm tomato sauce — every second costs stretch.
Chef's tip
The double-freeze is non-negotiable: warm cheese explodes into the oil and you lose the sticks.
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