Mozzarella sticks
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Plus 2 hrs freezing
- Easy
- Serves 4-6
Skip to ingredients
- 400g block mozzarella(not in water)
- 50g flour
- 2 eggs
- 150g breadcrumbs
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- vegetable or sunflower oilfor frying
- dipsto serve
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal378
- fat23g
- saturates10g
- carbs25g
- sugars1g
- fibre1g
- protein18g
- salt0.9g
Method
step 1
Cut the mozzarella into ‘chips’. Tip the flour into a bowl and season well. Whisk the eggs in a second bowl and tip the breadcrumbs, paprika and oregano into a third. Coat the mozzarella sticks in the flour, then the egg, then the breadcrumbs. Transfer to a parchment-lined tray and freeze for at least 2 hrs.
step 2
Heat enough oil to come 2-3cm up the side of a saucepan. When hot, drop in a test chip – it should sizzle straight away and brown within a minute or two. The secret is to cook them long enough to crisp up the outside without letting the mozzarella ooze out – it may take you a few practice chips to get it right. Cook the chips in batches and drain on kitchen paper. Serve hot with your favourite dip.
