Mozzarella Balls
Melty mozzarella, every way — homemade mozzarella sticks, air fryer sticks, bacon-wrapped sticks and caprese skewers, for snack night and easy appetizers.
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appetizerHomemade Mozzarella Sticks
Who doesn’t love a good mozzarella stick? That deep-fried crunch, gooey inside, sweet marinara sauce.. That’s the good stuff.
Dan-O’s SeasoningIngredients
- 8 Mozzarella string cheese
- 1 cup Flour
- 2 cups Bread crumbs
- 4 tbs Dan-O’s Original Seasoning
- 2 Eggs
- Oil
Instructions
- 1Mix eggs and 1 tbs Dan-O’s seasoning on a small bowl. Add bread crumbs and flour to individual plates and mix in a few tbs of Dan-O’s seasoning in each.
- 2Start by rolling your mozzarella cheese in flour, then in the egg wash, and then in the breadcrumbs. Dip back into the egg and into the breadcrumbs again (2 coatings is important!)
- 3Repeat until all cheese sticks are coated and place into the freezer for 1-2 hours.
- 4Carefully heat your oil and fry in batches of 4 for about 30 seconds per side until golden brown. Carefully remove from oil and place on a cooling rack or paper towel-lined plate.
- 5Serve with marinara sauce. Enjoy!
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A stick of cheese, a little breading, and a few minutes of heat gets you the snack everybody actually eats. It's cheap, it's fast, and the kids hover by the stove waiting for it.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when company shows up unannounced, when the game's on, or when dinner needs one more thing on the table to make it feel like a spread.
Every recipe here starts with mozzarella and goes somewhere good: Homemade Mozzarella Sticks, Air fryer mozzarella sticks, Bacon-Wrapped Mozzarella Sticks, Takis Mozzarella sticks, Potato Crusted Mozzarella Sticks, Caprese Skewers, and an Italian Pasta Salad with mozzarella balls and grilled chicken sausage.
Quick Tips
- 1
Freeze the cheese first
Breaded sticks need at least 1 hour in the freezer, or 2 if you have time, so the coating sets before the cheese melts out.
- 2
Double the breading
Dip in flour, egg, then bread crumbs, then repeat the egg and crumbs a second time for a shell that holds.
- 3
Watch your oil temp
Keep the oil right around 350°F and fry 30 to 60 seconds a side; hotter oil browns the crust before the middle softens.
- 4
Salt tomatoes for skewers
For Caprese Skewers, salt the cherry tomatoes 10 minutes ahead and drain the liquid so the basil and mozzarella pearls stay dry.
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