Home-Fried Cheese Sticks

By Addie

These are really simple to do, with only 4 ingredients hard to go wrong.....when you freeze them 1st. My family is a huge cheese fan, and I won't buy store bought again. You get more for your dollar buy making these ahead of time and having them in the freezer when you have a craving for them. Dip them in marinara sauce.

Ingredients

• 24 (1 ounce) sticks string cheese
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 3 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying, or as needed

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 155mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Remove string cheese sticks from plastic wrappings and cut the strings in half crosswise.

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place eggs in a bowl and bread crumbs into a large shallow bowl.

3. Dip cheese stick halves into egg and roll in bread crumbs to completely coat the sticks; place breaded cheese sticks onto the prepared baking sheet. Allow cheese sticks to stand at room temperature for about 5 minutes to set, and repeat dipping in egg and bread crumbs to form a thick coating. Freeze breaded cheese sticks for at least 2 hours.

4. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

5. Deep fry cheese sticks, a few at a time, until the coating is golden brown and crisp and the cheese is soft, 5 to 8 minutes. Let sticks drain on paper towels; cool slightly and serve warm.
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NOTES: When coating cheese a 2nd time, I make sure that I've coated every wet spot of the breading to insure even coats. If you roll the breaded sticks on the counter top the breading shapes tightly to the sticks.


Best if frozen when you fry the cheese sticks to insure that cheese holds up to the hot temperatures of the grease. This will allow them to hold shape and not instantly spread and melt every where.