Recipe
Nashville Hot Honey Fried Mozzarella
Serves
8
Total Time
70 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Inactive Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Ingredients
1 block low moisture mozzarella cheese
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1 package Kikkoman® Panko Bread Crumbs
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon Kikkoman® Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
1 tablespoon honey
3 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ quart canola oil
Directions
- Cut your low moisture mozzarella cheese block into 8 1-inch-thick rectangles.
- In 3 different bowls, place flour, beaten eggs and panko in each.
- Add onion powder, cayenne, and oregano to the panko and mix.
- Coat each cheese rectangle by dipping in egg wash, then flour, back to egg wash, and then panko.
- Once all cheese pieces are coated, place in the freezer for 45 minutes to chill.
- To make hot honey sauce, mix sriracha and honey with garlic powder and red pepper flakes.
- Pour canola oil into a pan to shallow fry your mozzarella sticks.
- Fry mozzarella in the pan until each side is golden brown.
- Once done frying, place mozzarella sticks on a wire rack and coat with hot honey sauce.
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