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Comfort and Fried Food

Fried Cheese

4 servings
Vegetarian Diet, Czech Air Frying, Shallow Frying, Deep Frying

Fried cheese will change your perception of comfort food. Melted and creamy cheese in a delicious crispy breading is the best description of this meal. Fried cheese is great as a sandwich or with a side of your choice as a main course!

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Tom the Chef Tom the Chef Founder
January 30, 2024
  • 25 min.
  • 25 min.
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Ingredients:

Cheese:

  • 1 LB of cheese - preferably a whole brick (*)

Breading station:

Final touch:

*Choose between Monterey Jack, Swiss Cheese, or Edam Cheese (most often used but hard to get in the USA). You can also use deli slices instead of a brick, but make sure that slices hold together well (and if slices are not perfectly even, cut the sides to make them even).

Tools:

Recipes

Best served with:

Oven-Roasted Potato Wedges
Side Salad
Czech Tartar Sauce Tatarka Recipe

Or serve it as a sandwich in a bun with mayo, lettuce, and tomato.

Directions:

1. Cheese preparation:

1.1.

Cut cheese brick into 4 thick slices (about ½” thick).

2. Breading station:

2.1.

Place ½ cup of all-purpose flour on a plate.

2.2. Prepare the egg mixture– place into a medium mixing bowl:

2 eggs
1 ½ cup of milk

Whisk together until combined (about 1 minute).

2.3.

Place 2 cups of breadcrumbs into a second mixing bowl.

3. Bread the cheese:

3.1. One-by-one, bread each cheese from both sides in this order:

Flour
Egg-milk mixture
Breadcrumbs
Again: Egg-milk mixture
Again: Breadcrumbs and place on a plate for frying.

Put aside on a plate for the following frying.

Important:
Make sure that every single side of the cheese is evenly breaded. It is important for the cheese to not start melting outside the breading during frying.

Tip:
Combine all the leftover breading ingredients, add about ¼ TSP of baking powder, and pan-fry on both sides until golden brown. This creates a perfect, crispy addition to many soups and helps prevent food waste. These fried breading pieces can also be frozen after cooking for later use.

4. Deep fry or shallow fry or air fry:

Note:
Work in batches based on the size of your equipment – make sure that schnitzels are not touching during preparation.

A. Deep fry:

Important:
Before you start, please read about the deep frying here.

1.

Preheat oil to 350°F.

2.

Carefully place cheese into the fryer one by one.

3.

Fry immersed in oil until a nice golden color is reached (about 4 minutes with no turning).

4.

When done, carefully remove to a cooling rack and let the excessive oil drip off (about one minute).e, remove to a cooling rack and let the excessive oil drip off (about one minute).

B.

Shallow fry:

1.

Preheat the fry pan on medium-high heat with a layer of frying oil (between ¼ to ½”).

2.

Shallow fry until a nice golden color is reached (about 3 minutes from each side). Cheese will become really fragile so be careful while turning.

3.

When done, carefully remove to a cooling rack and let the excessive oil drip off (about one minute).

C.

Air fry:

1.

Preheat your air fryer to 350°F.

2.

Place the cheese in.

3.

Drizzle the top of the cheese with oil.

4.

Air fry until a nice golden color is reached (about 3 – 4 minutes from each side).

5.

Optionally, drizzle with more oil during air frying if needed.

5. Plating & serving:

5.1.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

5.1.

Serve with fries or chips and tartar sauce or as a sandwich!

* Check with a food thermometer to make sure that you have reached the minimum recommended safe serving temperature for poultry of 165°F.
Kitchen Guide

Poultry

The USDA minimum safe internal temperature is 165°F.

The popular serving temperature is the same as the minimum serving temperature.

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