I'm so in love with the Garlic Gold brand, that I made another easy recipe to enjoy. These go with everything from pizza, wings, to even a light Italian dinner. I even pair them with a dinner salad and these sub for my croutons.
Let's Begin.....
- Large Mason Jar
- 1/4 cup of Garlic Gold's Red Wine Vinaigrette
- 8 to 10 sticks cut from Mozzarella Cheese (from a semi-soft block, not the soft fresh type)
- 1/4 cup of All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup of plain Panko Bread Crumbs
- 1/4 cup of plain Bread Crumbs
- Dash of Garlic Gold Nuggets
- 1 egg
- Salt & Pepper (to taste)
- Optional- 1/4 teaspoon of chili flakes if you want to make Fire Crackers. Add the flakes to the marinade.
- Peanut Oil (or one of your choice) for frying
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Take your Mason Jar and add 1/4 cup of the Garlic Gold Vinaigrette. Take your cheese sticks and close the jar, give it a toss and lay it down in the fridge.
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I marinated mine overnight and I would walk by the fridge and shake it a few times. You can use a small jar if you wish but I wanted to not fill the jar and waste vinaigrette, so I opted to not filling and used this shaking method.
You will notice the oil will solidify so take the cheese out an hour before cooking and allow the marinade to liquefy and every now and then give the jar a shake.
Take out a plate (I use a glass pie plate) and use that as your flouring station and another dish for the bread crumbs (both the panko and plain combined). Add salt and pepper to taste to the bread crumbs and a dash of the Garlic Gold Nuggets.
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Take cheese out of jar (reserve the vinaigrette) and dip them in the flour, rolling and making sure to not forget to dab the tips too.
Once the cheese is floured, dip the cheese back into the vinaigrette and then roll into the bread crumbs.
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You will notice that not much will stay, but this is the first dip that will insure you have that great flavor. The flour will soak it up and give it a beautiful layer and crunch. Do all the bread sticks and let them relax in the bread crumbs.
Crack open the egg and whisk.
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Dip each bread stick in the egg and back into the bread crumbs. I lay the cheese sticks on a plate because they will be relaxing in the freezer for 20-30 minutes after they have received their second coat. This is the coat that will stick really well and just continue until all cheese sticks are nicely covered and coated.
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Put plate in freezer and depending how cold yours is, it only takes 20 to 30 minutes for them to set nicely. This buys you time when frying and also allows the breading to set.
Once the above time has lapsed, it's time to fry! I use Peanut Oil for how it tends to fry everything really crispy. You can use any frying oil of your choice. Heat up the oil and this is a quick dish to make.
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It takes less than 30 seconds to get golden. I take about 2 to 3 sticks at a time because I used a small frying pan but you can use a larger one (I don't like wasting oil either :) ). You just drop them in and you can see my oil comes up half-way and then once they are golden and this happens in a few seconds, just flip and finish.
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I placed my fried cheese sticks on parchment to rest. Serve immediately and enjoy.
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If you are frying more than the above quota, no worries as you can use a pan with parchment to rewarm them. Again, this happens quick as we are dealing with cheese. Heat your oven to 375 degrees and set your cheese sticks on a cookie sheet (with parchment) and heat until warm and gooey. This can take 5 minutes and I do this with leftovers (from the fridge). You can serve with a pesto and I opted for a eggplant and vegetable marinara sauce. The cheese sticks are flavorful and you can make these into "fire crackers" by adding the chili flakes to your marinade.
You can also make this easy dish by getting your own Garlic Gold Products at:
- On-line- http://garlicgold.com/
- Visit Garlic Gold on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/GarlicGold
- Twitter- https://twitter.com/garlicgold
- See the pretty Garlic Gold products and the other dishes you can create onPinterest- http://www.pinterest.com/garlicgold/
I received the above product free of charge from Garlic Gold. I am not obligated to provide a positive or favorable review, just my honest opinion. My review is based on my experience with the product and/or brand, which may differ from yours.
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