Best Deep Fried Mozzarella Puffs Recipes

FRIED MOZZARELLA PUFFS

Steps:

• Combine water, butter, and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer; pour in flour all at once and reduce heat to medium. Stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until a dough starts coming together. Cook, scraping up and stirring the dough, for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat; transfer dough to a mixing bowl. Let cool until no longer hot but still very warm, 5 to 10 minutes. Add egg and season with cayenne and freshly ground black pepper. Whisk vigorously until mixture combines into a very soft, sticky dough. Switch to a spatula and scrape dough into a ball.
• Seal dough and spatula with plastic wrap and refrigerate in the bowl until cool, about 1 hour.
• In the meantime, season marinara sauce with oregano, red pepper flakes, balsamic vinegar in a small pot over medium heat. Add anchovy fillet. Stir together and bring to a simmer. Let simmer for 10 minutes; turn off heat and let sit until ready to use.
• Grate mozzarella cheese over the dough and stir to combine.
• Heat oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in a deep fryer or heavy-duty pan over medium heat. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (93 degrees C) or any temperature for keeping warm.
• Scoop out about 2 tablespoons of dough per puff and form into a football shape using two spoons. Fry puffs, 5 or 6 at a time, in the hot oil until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Keep puffs warm in low oven while frying the rest. Serve with hot marinara sauce.

DEEP FRIED MOZZARELLA CHEESE STICKS

Steps:

• Mix together the eggs and water, set aside.
• combine the Italian bread crumbs, garlic powder, dried oregano and dried parsley.
• salt and pepper to taste.
• in a separate container, mix flour and cornstarch.
• cut mozzarella cheese into any desired shape, rectangle strips are traditional.
• One at a time, dip mozarella slices into the egg mixture, then the breadcrumbs, then the flour.
• fry sticks at 375 F until golden brown and serve with desired dipping sauce.

FRIED MOZZARELLA BALLS

Steps:

• Heat about 11/2 inches oil to 360°F in a 3 1/2-to 4-quart heavy saucepan.
• Meanwhile, double-coat bocconcini by dipping in eggs, then in bread crumbs, and repeating. Transfer to a sheet of wax paper.
• Working in batches of 10, lower balls into oil with a slotted spoon and fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown, about 30 seconds per batch. Transfer to paper towels to drain and season with salt. (Return oil to 360°F between batches.)

MOZZARELLA PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Make an indentation in the top of each uncooked biscuit. Fill indentations with oregano and a mozzarella cube. Pinch the dough around the mozzarella cubes.
• Place the biscuits, pinched side down, on a medium, ungreased baking sheet. Cover with pizza sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

FRIED MOZZARELLA CHEESE STICKS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the eggs and water.
• Mix the bread crumbs and garlic salt in a medium bowl. In a medium bowl, blend the flour and cornstarch.
• In a large heavy saucepan, heat the oil to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
• One at a time, coat each mozzarella stick in the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, then in the bread crumbs and finally into the oil. Fry until golden brown, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels.

DEEP FRIED MOZZARELLA PUFFS

Steps:

• Remove crusts from bread slices cut each slice diagonally into quarters. Cut 40 pieces of cheese the same size and thickness of bread pieces. Beat together eggs, the first 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and salt. To assemble, coat bread pieces with flour, then dip in egg mixture. Repeat with cheese place one cheese triangle atop each bread triangle. (To make ahead, sprinkle with a little flour cover and refrigerate several hours.) Sprinkle each triangle with some of the remaining Parmesan cheese. Fry 2 or 3 at a time, cheese side down, in deep fryer (365 degrees) about 2 minutes or until golden, turning once. Drain on paper toweling serve warm. Makes 40.

FRIED MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place flour in a bowl. In another bowl, beat eggs. In a third bowl, combine panko with thyme. Season each with salt and pepper. Working with 2 bocconcini at a time, dredge in flour, shaking off excess, coat in egg, and roll in breadcrumbs, pressing gently to adhere.
• In a small saucepan, heat vegetable oil over medium-high until pinch of breadcrumbs sizzles and floats to the top when added. Fry bocconcini, 4 at a time, until golden brown, turning occasionally, 2 minutes per batch. With a slotted spoon, transfer balls to paper towels to drain and season with salt. Keep warm in oven and repeat with remaining bocconcini. Serve with tomato sauce for dipping.