Today we’ll talk about a simple, but very tasty, crispy and fragrant snack, which will suit both the festive table and friendly gatherings. You can prepare a snack in minutes and from a minimum set of products. And at the cost of the dish is quite affordable and inexpensive.
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The article below will focus on breadcrumbs and cheese recipe.
You can make such sticks from brine, hard or processed cheese, but Suluguni cheese will be an ideal option . As a breading, both breadcrumbs and turmeric, cornmeal, tempura are used.
The dish will be an excellent snack for beer and will serve as an alternative to crackers, chips and french fries. Even in bars and pubs, this appetizer has recently begun to pay a lot of attention, it is cooked in different variations and served with savory sauces.
Cheese lovers always appreciate such a hot appetizer.
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There are several recipes for making chopsticks, but they all have the same essence: strips of cheese are rolled in breading and fried in a pan with hot oil.
Preparing food for an appetizer takes no more than five minutes, and the time for preparing the cheese sticks breaded according to the recipes below is about fifteen minutes.
The output is a portion of cream cheese, covered with a crispy hot crust.
The first recipe. Golden sticks
Sticks with a golden thick crust. Required Products:
- Suluguni - 300 g;
- breadcrumbs for breading - 100 g;
- a pair of chicken eggs;
- turmeric - 20 g;
- a mixture of spices - on the tip of a knife;
- cornmeal - half a cup;
- cooking oil.
We offer a step-by-step recipe for cheese sticks breaded with a photo report.
Step 1. Beat eggs with spices in a small container.
Step 2. Mix turmeric, flour and crackers in a separate bowl. Thanks to turmeric, the appetizer will acquire a rich yellow color and will look more attractive.
Step 3. Pour enough sunflower oil into the pan and heat it well.
Step 4. Dip a slice of cheese (it is advisable to purchase a product that has already been chopped from the manufacturer with chopsticks) in beaten eggs and moisten on all sides.
Step 5. Generously roll the bread stick in the breading.
Step 6. Again we dip in the eggs and then in the breading.
Step 7. Put the sticks in a hot oil and fry one minute on each side.
Step 8. We lay out the hot sticks on a paper towel in order to stack excess fat.
Note.
- The dish is prepared without the use of salt, since cheese has a pronounced taste without it.
- During breading, you should try to make sure that it rests on the stick evenly.
The second recipe. For beer
Cheese sticks breaded for beer. If you decide to make sticks as an appetizer for a glass of beer, then you should follow some rules:
- for light beer, which does not have a pronounced taste, neutral hard cheese of ordinary hard varieties is best suited;
- spicy cheese with a bitter or sweetish flavor will be appropriate for a dark foamy drink with a rich taste.
The composition of the dish:
- hard cheese - 0.5 kg;
- two large eggs;
- a glass of flour;
- milk (water) - 100 ml;
- breadcrumbs - 0.5 cups;
- favorite spices.
So, following the breading of cheese sticks, we cook like this.
- Cheese cut into cubes, slices, slices (as you like).
- Beat eggs, add cold water or milk, spices and mix.
- Bread cheese in flour, then in eggs and then in breadcrumbs.
- Fry the sticks in a pan with heated oil on each side for two minutes.
- Ready sticks are served hot.
The third recipe. With seeds
Another recipe for cheese sticks breaded in a pan involves a slightly modified composition of the breading.
Dish Components:
- a slice of any cheese - 0.3 kg;
- breadcrumbs - 100 g;
- wheat flour - 100 g;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- frying oil;
- a glass of seeds, sesame or chips.
Further we act as follows.
- We cut the main ingredient in the form of bricks.
- If we take seeds or chips as a breading, then grind them in a blender and mix with breadcrumbs.
- Beat the egg with a fork.
- Roll cheese slices in flour, then in the egg and breading.
- Fry the sticks in hot oil until a golden crust appears.
- We spread the snack on paper napkins.
Serve the sticks hot with cherry tomatoes and lettuce leaves.
The fourth recipe. In the test
Cheese sticks in puff pastry - a tasty substitute for bread or pita bread.
What is needed:
- one layer of puff pastry;
- 200 g of cheese;
- a spoonful of caraway seeds;
- one egg yolk.
Stages of cooking snacks.
- Defrost a layer of puff pastry at room temperature. After rolling it to a thickness of 0.5 cm and grease with whipped yolk. Cut into strips about 3 cm wide and 5 cm long.
- Cheese is cut into pieces of such a size that they fit on strips of dough.
- We spread the main ingredient on the dough and wrap it in a tube.
- From above, grease the resulting rolls with yolk and sprinkle with caraway seeds. You can sprinkle with cheese chips.
- We spread the sticks on a baking sheet covered with baking paper and place in an oven preheated to 190 degrees for ten minutes.
Submission Rules
Breaded cheese sticks prepared according to these recipes can be served as an independent dish, a hot appetizer for beer or as an addition to cooked rice and pasta.
Spicy sauces will add variety to the dish: tomato, mushroom, cheese, mayonnaise or sour cream with garlic. To make garlic sauce, simply mix mayonnaise or sour cream with chopped garlic. You can also add finely chopped dill greens to the products.
Breaded cheese sticks, recipes with photos of which are presented above, can become an excellent decoration and a delicious snack for any table.
Do not be afraid to experiment and surprise your guests with something new and tasty.