The best easy recipe for how to make mozzarella sticks with cheese strings. Breaded with Italian seasoned panko bread crumbs and deep fried in hot oil.
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 2 minutesminutes
Total Time: 17 minutesminutes
Servings: 16
Ingredients
8mozzarella cheese strings
1cupflour
2eggs
1/4cupmilk
2cupspanko bread crumbs
1tspsalt
1/2tspgarlic powder
2tbspparsley
1cupmarinara sauce, for dipping
Instructions
Set up 3 bowls for breading the cheese sticks. Put the flour in bowl 1. Whisk together the eggs and milk in bowl 2. Mix the panko, salt, garlic powder and parsley in bowl 3.
Cut the cheese strings in half.
Toss the cheese strings in the flour. Shake off any excess flour.
Dip in the egg mixture. Drain any excess liquid off the cheese sticks.
Dredge in the panko. Make sure all of the cheese stick is coated in bread crumbs.
Place breaded cheese sticks on a cookie sheet. Put in the freezer for at least an hour.
Preheat deep fryer to 355F.
Deep fry in batches for about 2 minutes. Drain on a paper towel.