Gluten-Free Tuesday: Mozzarella Sticks

Name: Gluten-Free Tuesday: Mozzarella Sticks
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 pinch Pinch freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 2 larges eggs, beaten; 237 milliliters ounces dried gluten-free bread crumbs; 1 pinch Pinch (little less than 1/8 teaspoon) granulated garlic; 237 milliliters ounces white rice flour; 0 teaspoons salt; 12 string cheese, cold and unwrapped; 6 servings Vegetable Oil

Gluten-Free Tuesday: Mozzarella Sticks might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 301 calories, 5g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pepper, vegetable oil, bread crumbs, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes.

Instructions

Line up three plates on your counter. On first plate, whisk together white rice flour, granulated garlic, salt, dried basil, and freshly ground black pepper. On second plate, whisk eggs until smooth. On third plate, place bread crumbs.

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Ground Black Pepper

Granulated Garlic

White Rice Flour

Breadcrumbs

Dried Basil

Egg

Salt

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Whisk

Cut cheese sticks in half.

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String Cheese

Roll string cheese in white rice flour, coating well. You don’t want any bare spots on the cheese stick. Take care to coat ends of cheese stick with flour. This prevents stick from “leaking” during frying.

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White Rice Flour

String Cheese

Cheese

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Roll cheese stick in egg, coating thoroughly. Return cheese stick to white rice flour and coat again. Return again to egg and coat thoroughly. Finally, roll coated sticks in bread crumbs.

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White Rice Flour

Breadcrumbs

Cheese

Roll

Egg

Place coated stick on a baking pan or large dish. Repeat until all sticks are coated. Chill cheese sticks for five minutes.

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String Cheese

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Baking Pan

Heat 1/2-inch of oil in an 8-inch frying pan.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle a little white rice flour on the surface of the oil. If flour sizzles, oil is ready.

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White Rice Flour

All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

Remove cheese sticks from refrigerator.

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String Cheese

Place six cheese sticks into the pan. Fry for 30 seconds. Using a heat-proof spatula, roll sticks in oil to turn. Fry an additional 30 seconds or until the sticks are golden brown. If any cheese begins to leak, remove sticks from oil.

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String Cheese

Cheese

Roll

Cooking Oil

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Spatula