Fried Cheese Curds
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snackDeep fried cheese croquettes
Pimento cheese croquettes filled with cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese crusted and paired with a sweet and spicy pepper jelly.
Asia _YoIngredients
- 12 oz Pimento cheese
- 8 oz Medium cheddar
- 3 oz Parmesan cheese
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Tony’s Cajun Seasoning
- Tabasco brand pepper jelly
- 1 tsp Tabasco sauce
Instructions
- 1In a food processor blend to create coating with 1tsp of the garlic powder.
- 2Mix well and make 12 croquettes.
- 3Roll in coating and deep fry at 375° until golden.
- 4Serve with pepper jelly.
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Open in Pepper →Hot Cheese Is Worth The Oil
There's no faking a good fried cheese curd. You want a crisp shell that holds up for a second and then gives way to a stretch of melted cheese, and that only happens when the batter is cold and the oil is hot.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection when the game's on, when the kids have friends over, or when dinner is just a plate of something hot passed around the counter.
Every recipe here is cheese and hot oil: Fried Cheese Curds in a beer batter and another dredged in buttermilk, Homemade Mozzarella Sticks, deep fried cheese croquettes with pimento and cheddar, Crab Rangoon Mozzarella Sticks, and Fried Cheese Stuffed Doritos.
Quick Tips
- 1
Freeze the cheese first
Bread the curds or sticks, then freeze them 30 to 60 minutes. Cold cheese stays put instead of leaking out into the oil.
- 2
Hold the oil at 375
Fry at 350 to 375 degrees and check with a thermometer. Cooler oil soaks in, hotter oil browns the coating before the cheese melts.
- 3
Double dip the coating
Run each piece through egg and crumbs twice for a shell that won't split. Let them sit 10 minutes so the breading sets.
- 4
Fry in small batches
Six to eight pieces at a time keeps the oil temperature steady. Give them 60 to 90 seconds, until just golden.
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