Classic fried mozzarella sticks
30 min · 21 g protein · 432 cals / serving
The bar and diner favourite: mozzarella sticks in a seasoned Italian breadcrumb coat, deep-fried until golden and molten, with a little cup of marinara on the side. Shown here as the comparison for the air-fryer sticks.
Ingredients
- 8 mozzarella sticks string cheese, halved crosswise
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup dry Italian breadcrumbs breadcrumbs
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- about 3 1/2 tbsp absorbed vegetable oil, from about 6 cups (1.5 litres) in the pot; only what the sticks absorb is counted
- 1/2 cup marinara sauce, warmed, to serve
Steps
- Coat each piece of cheese in flour, then egg, then the breadcrumbs mixed with the oregano and garlic powder. Repeat the egg and crumbs for a second coat.
- Freeze the coated sticks on a tray for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a heavy pot to 350°F and fry the frozen sticks a few at a time for 1–2 minutes, until golden. Drain on a rack.
- Serve straight away with the warm marinara.
Good to know
Why do they leak?
Oil that is too cool, or sticks that were not frozen. Keep the oil at 350°F and fry them straight from the freezer.
Alternative
Per
- Calories
- 296
- Protein
- (19%)
- 14 g
- Fat
- (58%)
- 19 g
- Carbohydrates
- (23%)
- 17 g
- of which sugar
- 3 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 476 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 1730 kcal goes into the pot and 605 g of ingredients comes out as about 585 g of food: 296 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.