The Best Fried Mozzarella Cheese Sticks (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

[gringalicious]

They’re melty, they’re crispy, they’re hot, and oh man are they CHEESY!

Yes, I made some all-time classic snacks to share today, mozzarella sticks, baby!

Mozzarella sticks are such a major crowd pleaser, it’s ridicuolous. Really, I can never believe how quickly they get devoured by my family, particularly the dudes, but actually everyone loves them. They’re essentially just a different form of pizza, right? Game-changers, that’s what these are. <-True stuff.

So I thought I could do it but I was wrong. I just simply can’t tell you about these without thinking of my sis. She’d tell you this herself so it’s not like I’m talking behind her back or anything, but when she was pregnant with my nephew she says that she literally ate an entire Costco-sized box of mozza sticks all by herself. Not only that, but they became her go-to morning sickness cure for some reason. I think the whole thing is super funny.

Oh, and I’ve already practically sworn to make these for her again. Although, it’ll probably be something totally different that she craves next time. I remember a friend of my mom’s telling us that she literally craved wall stucco during one of her pregnancies and my mom always craved crushed ice. We used to go to Sonic drive-in for months in a row just to get their specific shape of ice.

So I feel pretty safe in declaring that these are well worth your time in trying them. There really is no comparing these to the frozen variety. I’m telling you, using the fresh and real mozzarella makes so much difference and then you can also have complete control over the flavor you want to coat them in. I like using Italian seasoning or sometimes I just use plain breadcrumbs. The best way to do them though, is to use some crushed chip crumbs mixed with panko. Whenever we have some mostly empty bags of chips lying around (usually left around the gaming room, messy boy) I save them for precisely this purpose and it is like a secret ingredient that makes them amazing.If you guys try these I’d love to know how you like them and please let me know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments!

As always, the recipe is available upon request. The first request gets an upvote.

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Comments

[cron]

Oh these chese sticks looks so deliteous! Photo quality is great!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much for the compliments @cron. Have a great day!!

[robertsekhose]

Thanks for sharing the recipe...it looks very tasty crispy outside and creamy inside .......delicious

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting @robertsekhose

[lawrenceho84]

The food is making me hungry

[gringalicious]

That's what I go for, to make you hungry. Thanks @lawrenceho84

[marconah]

Recipe plz

[gringalicious]

Thanks for reading @marconah

Ingredients

8 ounces mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg
1 tablespoon milk
3/4 cup seasoned panko breadcrumbs (or you can use chip or cracker crumbs, it's the best!)
salt and pepper to taste
Optional:
pizza sauce or marinara sauce for serving

Instructions

1. Cut the cheese into sticks that are about 1/2 inch thick. Whisk together the egg and milk in a small shallow bowl and dip the sticks first into the egg mixture, then the flour, then the egg mixture, and then into the breadcrumbs and turn to coat all sides. Place them all on a plate or tray in the fridge to chill a little while you heat the oil.
2. Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in a medium skillet over medium heat (alternatively you can use a deep fryer.) Fry a few sticks at a time for 1 - 2 minutes per side, watching carefully if they start to melt into the oil. then remove to paper towel lined plate. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with warm marinara sauce if desired.

[umeshpal]

Going to try this on weekend

[gamer00]

Sounds good, I'll make my boys some for next weekend movie snacks. :)

[owner99]

Wow... So delicious @gringalicious i am hungry after looking your post... Hmmm yummy

[gringalicious]

Hunger, that's what I go for, thanks for commenting @owner99

[crisgojar]

Wow sarap @gringalicious

[gringalicious]

ok, whatever that means, thanks @crisgojar

[randowhale]

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[amat]

Lezaaat...

[gringalicious]

Not sure what that means @amat. Thanks for commenting though

[currentnews]

i am so excited for this. thanks for sharing. can i resteem this? @gringalicious

[gringalicious]

resteem all you like @currentnews

[mannyfig1956]

Mozzarella sticks They look so delicious and thank you for providing us with your recipe. I appreciate that very much. Going to try your recipe hopefully they come out as delicious as yours.
Thank you for sharing

[gringalicious]

Please let me know how it turns out for you @mannyfig1956

[skreza]

it looks delicious.. even the photo is making my mouth get watery

[gringalicious]

Wow, thanks @skreza!

[nasrol]

Negara Indonesia terkenal dengan tempat-tempat wisata dengan destinasi yang sangat luar biasa. Ini terbukti banyak tempat wisata atau destinasi di Indonesia yang menjadi sorotan publik baik dari Indonesia sendiri atau dari luar negeri.

Akan tetapi tidak hanya tentang tempat wisata saja Indonesia dapat di unggulkan, akan tetapi ada beberapa kelebihan Indonesia misalkan seperti saja dalam hal wisata kuliner di Indonesia tentunya sangat kaya dengan makanan-makanan yang bisa membuat lidah anda bergoyang.

[gringalicious]

Thanks for your support @nasrol!

[hansenator]

I love homemade mozzarella sticks! So delicious! The photography is great too! Hope all is well. Best wishes!

[gringalicious]

Thank you very much @hansenator!

[lakshmi]

That looks yummy!

[gringalicious]

I'm glad you like it @lakshmi!

[nasrol]

Country Indonesia is famous for its tourist attractions with extraordinary destinations. This proved to be a lot of attractions or destinations in Indonesia that became the spotlight of public good of Indonesia itself or from abroad.

But not only about sights of course Indonesia can be in unggulkan, but there are some advantages of Indonesia such as only in terms of culinary tourism in Indonesia is very rich with food-food that could make your tongue sway.

[gringalicious]

good to know

[geechidan]

Hey Gringalicious...stopping by to show some love. I'm trying to cut out milk, like completely...I drink Almond milk now...I eventually want to leave eggs alone too. Dairy in general. Would love to see you make something that we're used to seeing milk being used and replace it with almond milk. I'm running out of ideas.

[gringalicious]

I will work on that, almond milk. I actually drink almond milk every day. Thanks @geechidan

[ganandoenbtc]

looks so tasty , I want to taste it!!

[gringalicious]

I want you to be able to taste it @ganadoenbtc

[danijel1984]

beautifully arranged and looks charming

[gringalicious]

Thanks @danijel1984

[bwar]

I want them so badly!

[gringalicious]

I completely understand what you are saying

[aburmeseabroad]

this look so yummy, heading right now for lunch break .

[gringalicious]

so how was the lunch break @aburmeseabroad?

[imbritish]

Upvoted & RESTEEMED :]

[gringalicious]

Thanks @imbritish.

[themevlog]

looks like a plate of heart attack....no offense..

[gringalicious]

no offense taken. Thanks for commenting @themevlog

[thatkidsblack]

this is cash. I wanna eat these so badly now...

[gringalicious]

cash, got it, thanks @thatkidsblack

[goldkey]

YEAH BABY - I am drinking a Heineken and I NEED THESE ! ! !

[gringalicious]

I totally understand. These would be great with beer, no doubt

[jacoblayan]

wow that's delicious i like that @gringalicious

[gringalicious]

I am so glad you like it @jacoblayan

[momskitchen]

OMG ! Looking so delicious @gringalicious ! I sure wish I had some of those here at work tonight to munch on while I blog away on steemit ! Hahaha !! Thanks for sharing ! Upped and resteemed into my food blog @momskitchen for my awesome followers such as yourself ! Steem on !💕😋👍

[gringalicious]

How's the new job working out? Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting Karen

[momskitchen]

Thanks ! And your welcome ! The jobs great while its quiet right now !!😋💕✌

[aqibali]

Wow looks so yummy and tasty 😍 i wish i were there to eat it , the photo taken is awesome too. Keep it up my friend 😊

[gringalicious]

Tahnks so much for the great comment @aqibali

[theywillkillyou]

That's awesome! Who doesn't like cheese sticks? I'm gonna get everything today and start right away! I'm excited to try it with the secret ingredient :)

[gringalicious]

I hope you have success in getting everythign you need @theywillkillyou. Let me know how it turns out

[betterthanhome]

God that looks delicious!! 😳

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much for the compliment @betterthanhome, I appreciate it

[owaisalikhan]

I will definitely try it at home.

[gringalicious]

That's awesome, I hope it works for you @owaialikhan

[heartbeat]

what about cranberry sauce? i think it might be tasty as well

[gringalicious]

interesting, cranberry sauce. I'll have to try it. Thanks for the suggestion @heartbeat

[rehan12]

The foods are indeed looking delicious
you just made me a Fan of your recipes :D

[gringalicious]

I am so glad that you are now a fan, thanks so much for stopping by @rehan12

[creativewoman]

Ohhhhhhhh! I love these mozzarella cheese sticks! It looks so yummy, i like all kind of fried cakes which contains cheese, especially when fry them, they melt and sticky.

[gringalicious]

Oh yeah, fried cakes with cheese, how can you go wrong. Thanks @creativewoman

[creativewoman]

Hahaha! Here in Mauritius we call them cakes, i mean samoussa, cheese ball, all kind of fried.

[blazing]

That's cheezy and yum :D thanks for the recipe in comments

[gringalicious]

You are so welcome for the recipe @blazing Thanks for commenting

[olga.maslievich]

Hi my friend @gringalicious! You are always original! I want to eat it immediately! It looks so beautiful!
I thought that it would be interesting to have fun with me in Lviv with a "coffee horoscope"!

https://steemit.com/life/@olga.maslievich/7-days-coffee-horoscope-in-lviv-if-you-love-espresso-coffee-you-re-wise-or-drink-coffee-for-health-and-keep-your-personality-day

[gringalicious]

Someday perhaps I will go to Lviv. Thanks Olga

[tinadahms]

Amazing!! :O

[gringalicious]

Thanks for taking the time to comment on my post @tinadahms

[offbeatbroad]

YES! Chip crumbs are fantastic for anything that needs that crispy crumb coating - one of my favorite additions to the crunchy topping on mac & cheese. I keep talking about making mozza sticks, but for some reason haven't done it yet... but just looking at these is making my mouth water. lol

I can almost guarantee you she will crave something totally different next pregnancy. Wee man is basically made out of cantaloupe, and subway sandwiches. And little miss is made of doughnuts, marshmallows, and cookie dough. And oddly enough, when pregnant with her, Pepsi settled my morning sickness. SO WEIRD! The only common craving I had with both pregnancies was hot sauce. hahaha

Pica is such a strange thing... (that's the name of the condition that makes you crave inedible things - like stucco). My aunt's friend craved chalk. Yikes!

[gringalicious]

Cantaloupe and subway, wow, what a combo. DoDo's (what we call donuts) and marshmallows, I think that's what I must be made out of - LOL

Super awesome comment @offbeatbroad, thanks so ver much

STEEM ON!

[itsallasong]

Yum! These look great!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much @itsallasong. Have a great weekend!