Mozzarella sticks
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Plus 2 hrs freezing
- Easy
- Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 400g block mozzarella (not in water)
- 50g flour
- 2 eggs
- 150g breadcrumbs
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- vegetable or sunflower oil for frying
- dips, to serve
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.
