Secret Recipe Club – Mozzarella Sticks

Woah, I can’t believe it’s time for Secret Recipe Club again! I know I say it every month, but I guess the fact that I post on the third Monday of the month really highlights the fact that another month is almost gone! It is almost AUGUST, how the heck did that happen?

I only have 2 months until I’m back at Uni :((((((( Dreading it, but that’s a whole other topic for another day.

This month I was assigned Brittany’s blog We Heart Vegan. I have to admit this has been my most challenging Secret Recipe post! I’m not vegan, but I really enjoyed looking through Brittany’s blog and finding vegan alternatives to food I love.

Quick note on the next few weeks: Since the weather is so glorious here (finally) I’m going to be taking a couple of weeks off to have a Summer break. Rest assured that although I’m taking a break from blogging, I’m not taking a break from baking and there’s still loads of new recipes coming out of my kitchen!! I baked a strawberry and vanilla pound cake just yesterday!

I’m also taking this time to write a lot of my own recipes in the hope of having enough for a cookbook sometime in the near future. I’ve written 38 so far and am busy testing them out and making variations. I just love the feeling when you’ve not only made something, but written the recipe yourself and it’s turned out perfectly!

I hope you all have a lovely couple of weeks, I’m going to relax, bake, read and write recipes and I’ll be back and refreshed with a new recipe soon! Happy Summer everyone!

Oozing Mozzarella Sticks

Print Recipe

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Servings 12

Ingredients

  

• 10 oz block of hard mozzarella cheese
• Oil for frying
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 - 1 cup cold water
• 1 tbsp cornmeal/semonlina
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp parsley
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• Marinara sauce/salsa for dipping

Instructions

 

• In a medium sized bowl place the flour, garlic powder, salt and cornmeal. Add 1/2 cup of water, mix and then add more water if required. I needed closer to 1 cup. Mix until the batter resembles a pancake batter.
• Place the breadcrumbs, salt, parsley, black pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic and onion powder into a wide, shallow bowl and toss together.
• Cut the cheese into 12 sticks, ours were about 1 inch by 1/2 inch.
• Heat up 3-4 inches of oil in a medium sized saucepan, on a medium heat.
• Place the mozzarella sticks into the wet batter and cover, then place the sticks into the breadcrumb mix and toss around until completely covered in breadcrumbs. Place on a tray until the oil has heated.
• The oil should bubble a bit, but not smoke. If it smokes, it's too hot!! We stuck a candy thermometer in and fried at 160C. Fry 3 sticks at a time, for about 45 seconds - 1 minute until golden brown.
• Place cooked mozzarella sticks onto a plate covered with kitchen towel to absorb any excess oil.
• Serve immediately with marinara sauce or salsa.

Notes

Recipe from We Heart Vegan - http://weheartvegan.com/2013/01/02/vegan-mozzarella-sticks/

Enjoy 🙂

 

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