Want something new, but quick and easy to prepare? Fry the cheese!
Have you tried fried cheese or are you still perplexed - why fry a completely ready-to-eat product that has a delicate consistency and is prone to rapid melting? At least for variety! You can prepare this snack in several ways. Recipes vary depending on the type and use of breading. We have tried to collect here the most popular options that you will definitely like. Stop dieting and get into the kitchen!
Hard cheese in breadcrumbs
For breakfast, instead of pancakes or pancakes, try making hard cheese fried in breadcrumbs. This recipe will help you usefully and tastefully dispose of food left in the refrigerator. To prepare a surprisingly tasty and tender snack you will need:
- 200 grams of hard cheese (for example, Gouda, Kostromskoy, Poshekhonsky);
- 2 chicken eggs;
- 50 grams of breadcrumbs.
- First, cut the cheese into neat cubes about 5 cm long and 1 cm wide (height).
- Beat the eggs.
- Prepare breadcrumbs in a deep bowl.
- Dip a piece into the eggs, then into the breadcrumbs.
- Dip the slice into the egg mixture again and bread it again in breadcrumbs.
It is important that you get a dense, uniform breading, otherwise the melted contents will start to flow out. To improve the adhesion of the cheese to the egg, you can first roll it in flour.
Breaded fried cheese cooks very quickly - about a minute on each side. Once you have mastered the basic recipe, you can experiment with spices and herbs.
Cheese appetizer in batter
Fried cheese in batter is no less tasty and interesting. Durum varieties (Russian, Mozzarella) are also suitable for this recipe. Prepare:
- 300 grams of hard cheese;
- 2 fresh eggs;
- 2 tablespoons of wheat flour;
- a pinch of curry.
- Beat the eggs, add the curry flour and stir well.
- Cut the cheese into portions.
- Dip the pieces into the batter and fry on all sides in vegetable oil until golden brown.
There is no need to add salt to the fried cheese in the dough; it already contains enough salt.
Secrets of frying Adyghe cheese
Instead of the usual scrambled eggs, prepare fried Adyghe cheese - it goes well with fresh vegetables and herbs, and goes well with both coffee and beer. This cheese holds its shape perfectly during frying, so it can be cooked even without breading, quickly frying it on all sides. If you cut the product into neat squares or circles, you will get some kind of cheesecakes.
Adyghe cheese can be prepared in batter and breaded according to the recipes published above; we will not repeat it, but we will give another option - in flour. Prepare:
- 350 grams of Adyghe cheese;
- glass of water;
- half a glass of flour;
- salt to taste.
- Mix salt with flour.
- Heat vegetable oil in a non-stick frying pan.
- Dip the cheese slices in water and immediately coat them in flour.
- Fry quickly until golden brown.
If you like this grilled cheese recipe, next time replace the water with white wine.
Fried suluguni - a recipe with a twist
Suluguni is a favorite of fans of Georgian cuisine, attracting with its piquancy. You can cook fried suluguni cheese, just like hard cheese - in batter or in breadcrumbs, as well as Adyghe cheese - in flour or without any preparation. To enhance the taste, add dry adjika or hot spices to the batter or breading. You can use butter for frying.
All grilled cheeses should be served immediately after preparation, so first brew your coffee, prepare everything you need, and then quickly fry up an amazingly delicious appetizer. Eat carefully to avoid getting burned!
There is another universal way of cooking - in pita bread. To do this, the pieces are wrapped in pita bread and then fried. In addition to the main ingredient, you can wrap tomatoes, boiled chicken, sausages, herbs, and a boiled egg inside.
If you like cheese, then make snacks based on it, or. Even more recipes await you in the “Kitchen” section of our website.
Fried cheese is one of the popular national dishes of Czech cuisine. Anyone who has visited the Czech Republic at least once and tried real “greased” cheese will, without any doubt, want to cook this dish at home. Grilled cheese is not only a delicious beer snack, but also an excellent hearty breakfast option. Let's look at recipes for making fried cheese.
Cheese fried in batter
Ingredients:
- hard cheese – 300 g;
- egg – 2 pcs.;
- flour – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- curry seasoning - to taste;
- vegetable oil - for frying.
Preparation
How to make fried cheese? Take any hard cheese and cut it into small cubes.
In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with flour or breadcrumbs thoroughly with a mixer, add a little curry seasoning and mix thoroughly. Then carefully roll the cheese sticks in the resulting batter and fry them in vegetable or olive oil on both sides until a rich golden crust forms. Then remove the fried cheese, place it on a flat dish and sprinkle any mild seasoning and finely chopped herbs on top.
That's all, the battered cheese is ready! You can serve it as a snack or even a dessert with fruit, only then it is better to use cinnamon or vanilla as a seasoning instead of curry. This amazing snack is a real treat for all cheese lovers. And it’s especially delicious served with a fresh salad and dry white wine.
Cheese fried in breadcrumbs
Ingredients:
- hard cheese – 300 g;
- breadcrumbs – 200 g;
- egg – 2 pcs.;
- flour – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- salt - to taste;
- vegetable oil - for frying.
Preparation
Cut the cheese into wide flat bars about 1.5 cm thick and 8 cm on sides. Mix wheat flour with salt in a plate, add spices to taste. Then break two eggs into a separate deep bowl and beat them with a mixer or fork. Pour breadcrumbs into the third plate. Then carefully roll each piece of cheese first in flour, then dip it completely in the egg mixture and then roll in breadcrumbs. We repeat this sequence with each piece of cheese several times.
During this time, pour a little vegetable oil into the frying pan and place on low heat. Once it is hot, fry each piece of cheese for about 2 minutes on each side over very high heat until golden brown. Remember that the stronger the heat, the faster the crust will set and the less cheese will leak onto the pan.
Immediately serve the fried cheese on the table while it is hot, placing it on a plate decorated with lettuce leaves.
In order to make this snack more original, you can add any spices to the breading. For example, such as ground paprika or dried garlic. A great addition to this appetizer would be sweet and sour cranberry jam or hot garlic sauce.
Czech fried cheese
Ingredients:
Preparation
The recipe for making fried Adyghe cheese is quite simple. Cut the cheese into sticks approximately 1 cm thick or into cubes 2x2 cm. In a separate bowl, mix a little honey with sesame seeds and salt to taste. Roll the cheese pieces in breading and fry in boiling oil until golden brown (about 2 minutes on each side). Serve fried cheese with liquid honey! Enjoy your meal!
Adyghe cheese is especially loved by vegetarians, because it can often replace meat in a familiar dish. However, it will also appeal to meat connoisseurs, especially when fried. The crispy crust, delicate taste and the ability to combine cheese with absolutely any ingredients make it almost indispensable on any table.
Benefit
Adyghe cheese is used to prepare many dishes: it can be fried, added to salads and casseroles, used as a filling for pies and for making sandwiches. We also love this product among followers of PP (proper nutrition), since it has low calorie content and beneficial composition, including vitamins A, B2 and PP. Cheese is often used to prepare dietary delicacies. There are about 260 kilocalories per 100 grams of product.
Regular consumption of Adyghe cheese in moderate quantities helps prevent the occurrence of cancer. Since the composition contains a large amount of calcium and phosphorus, bone tissue also receives certain benefits. The condition of nails, skin, and hair will improve significantly. Enzymes have a beneficial effect on the intestinal microflora, helping the body cleanse itself of waste and toxins.
Vitamins and minerals strengthen the nervous system and even help cope with depression, insomnia and chronic stress. This product is useful for pregnant women and the elderly.
Harm
Fried Adyghe cheese may be harmful for people suffering from lactose intolerance. Also, excessive consumption of the product can lead to constant headaches due to the accumulation of tryptophan in the body. In addition, it is important to remember that those who suffer from any gastrointestinal diseases should be careful with any fried foods.
Subtleties of cooking
In urban conditions, the easiest way is to fry Adyghe cheese in a frying pan.
Usually, for 300 grams of Adyghe cheese, you need to prepare 2 tbsp. l. butter, a clove of garlic and a pinch of spices. The oil should be as natural as possible (ideally rustic, to add a delicate aroma to the dish and create a sweetish taste). Adyghe cheese is cut into small cubes. The oil is heated in a frying pan, then finely chopped garlic is fried in it for 10 seconds. After this, cubes of cheese are added to it and in the process they are sprinkled with salt and spices.
Fry, stirring, until the dish acquires a golden hue. The cheese should be served immediately, without waiting for it to cool, so that it does not lose the softness of its consistency.
The dish cooked on the grill is no less tasty. Initially, in addition to 300 grams of cheese, it is important to prepare 3 cloves of garlic, 3 tbsp. l. olive oil and spices. You can take, for example, Italian herbs. The cheese is cut into large pieces. Then the crushed garlic is mixed with oil and seasonings. After this, the cubes are rolled in this mixture and fried on each side over medium heat until crusty.
Adyghe cheese on the grill will also be surprisingly tasty. For 3 pieces of cheese you will need about 6 leaves of basil, 2 cloves of garlic, 30 grams of pine nuts and a teaspoon of honey. In addition, it is worth preparing salt, herbs, 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar and 2 tbsp. l. olive oil. If you decide to cook a dish with sauce, then you will also have to take care of mayonnaise or sour cream in the amount of 5 tbsp. l., parsley - 1 tbsp. l. tablespoon, cloves of garlic and black pepper. The cheese is placed in a bowl along with basil, coarsely chopped garlic and olive oil. Everything is sprinkled with salt, herbs, nuts, honey and balsamic. All ingredients are carefully mixed and left for 30 minutes.
Next, the pieces of cheese are laid out on a grill and fried on both sides until a golden hue appears. Before removing the cheese from the grill, you need to pour the remaining marinade over it. The sauce is prepared from finely chopped garlic, parsley, sour cream and spices. Everything is mixed in a bowl and served to the table. It is a good idea to complement the dish with fresh vegetables and fresh bread.
Adyghe cheese is usually cooked in foil over a fire.
In addition to a quarter circle of cheese, which is equivalent to 250 grams, you need to purchase a couple of medium-sized tomatoes, 1 yellow pepper, a bunch of herbs, vegetable oil and spices: salt, pepper, turmeric, bay leaves. Everything is cut into small pieces: cheese - into slices, tomatoes - into circles, and peppers - into cubes. Foil is spread on the grill, where oil is poured and ingredients seasoned with turmeric, ground pepper and salt are laid out. The top is again poured with oil and covered with foil. In this state, the dish is infused for 60 minutes, after which it is baked for 25 minutes over hot coals.
It's important to mention that If you replace wheat flour with corn flour, the dish will have an amazing alluring aroma. You can also add spices or dried herbs to the flour. Also, if you dip the cheese not in water, but in wine - both white and red - you can give the dish an unusual taste with a slight sourness. The cheese ingredient itself does not have to be fried for a long time, since the product is, in fact, already ready for use, so you need to focus on the color and condition of the crust. To avoid excess fat content, it is recommended to place Adyghe cheese in well-heated oil.
Recipes
Below are recipes for fried cheese, following which step by step, you can prepare a delicious snack in a short amount of time.
Very often, Adyghe cheese is fried in a breadcrumb coating. For 400 grams of dairy product, 1.5 cups of flour, salt, 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil and 1 glass of water. First, the cheese must be cut into slices. The thickness of one piece should not exceed 1.5 centimeters. Then flour is poured into the container and mixed with a couple of pinches of salt. You will need to pour clean water into another container in advance.
The oil is heated in a frying pan. Each piece is first dipped in water and then in flour before being toasted on each side. The finished Adyghe cheese will need to be placed on napkins to absorb excess oil. This dish is usually served with something fruity or berry, such as jam. By the way, In this recipe, water can be replaced with white wine - this will make the taste more piquant.
Fried cheese with tomatoes is also quick to prepare but retains amazing flavor. For 200 grams of Adyghe product, you will need to prepare 200 grams of tomatoes. In addition, you will need a couple of sprigs of basil, 50 ml of vegetable oil and spices.
Cheese and tomatoes are cut into small cubes. First, milk cubes are fried in a frying pan, and then tomatoes and basil. All ingredients are laid out on a plate, after which the dish is sprinkled with spices and poured with oil used for frying. The dish must be served immediately.
The recipe for fried cheese in batter with nori - seaweed for sushi - looks unusual. To prepare you will need 150 grams of cheese, 2 sheets of nori, 3 tbsp. l. flour, 60 ml water, 1 egg, oil and spices. The cheese is cut into sticks. The batter is prepared from a mixture of water, eggs, flour and spices. Nori is cut into small pieces in which the cheese is wrapped. The oil is heated on the stove, after which the sticks are sent to the frying pan, which are first dipped in batter. Adyghe cheese needs to be fried until it is browned.
You can also fry the product in white croutons with an egg. For 200 grams of cheese there are 150 grams of crackers, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp. l. flour, butter and spices. The crackers are mixed with flour and spices in a spacious bowl. Beat the egg with a pinch of salt. The plates are cut into pieces, the thickness of which is 1 cm. Each block is first dipped in the egg and then in the breading. The cheese should rest for a while, after which the pieces are again dipped into the egg, then into the breading and sent to the frying pan. Each is fried on both sides until a crust appears.
The cheese will turn out sweet if you cook it with honey and nuts. In addition to 300 grams of dairy product, take 80 grams of honey, 2 tbsp. l. nuts, 50 grams of butter, 100 ml of milk and 3 tbsp. l. flour. Adyghe cheese is cut into convenient pieces. In a separate container, mix flour, cinnamon, and vanillin. At this time, the nuts are crushed and lightly fried in a frying pan. Each piece of cheese is dipped in milk, then in flour and fried on both sides. The finished cheese is placed on a plate, poured with honey and sprinkled with nuts. The dish should sit for a little 10 minutes before eating.
Fried cheese in pita bread turns out very filling and tasty. For 200 grams of cheese you will need 2 sheets of pita bread. In addition, you need to prepare 1 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, 2 eggs, 1 tsp. starch and spices. First, eggs are combined with spices, starch and mayonnaise to form a batter. Then the pita bread is cut into rectangles, and the cheese into slices. Each cheese is rolled into pita bread, as if the filling were placed in a pancake.
The finished packages are placed seam side down. The oil is heated in a frying pan, and each pita cheese is added there, after being dipped in batter. Roasting occurs on both sides.
You can fry the ingredient without oil. It is only important that the frying pan is non-stick and well heated. If you do everything right, you can easily get a crispy crust.
What do they eat with?
Like any cheese product, Adyghe cheese will feel great as a component of a sandwich. It is recommended to supplement it not only with bread, but also with herbs, cucumbers and tomatoes. Fried Adyghe cheese goes well with various fresh vegetables, dill, parsley, cilantro, so serving with these ingredients will always be delicious. You can cut them into a salad, or just carefully arrange them on a platter.
The dairy product is also combined with fruits - grapes and pears, as well as berry sauces, such as lingonberry. There are no special restrictions in this matter - cheese will go well with pasta, rice, and even honey.
For information on how to prepare Adyghe cheese, see below.
Fried cheese is not only a tasty and unusual dish, but also healthy. Hard varieties or those with white mold can be subjected to this heat treatment. Russian, Mozzarella, Edam, Gouda, Suluguni are perfect for frying. Fried blue cheeses have a particularly delicate texture and crispy crust.
Features of preparing and frying cheese
The peculiarity of cheese is that when exposed to high temperatures, it begins to melt and spread. Therefore, in order to get a fried product, you need to properly prepare it - create a “protective” edible shell. You also need to heat treat cheese that has previously been in the refrigerator for at least 1.5 hours.
The cheese is fried in two forms: either cut into regular-shaped pieces or grated. In the first version, this dish belongs to Georgian cuisine, in the second – to French. Consider both recipes.
Fried cheese Georgian style
Initially, the cheese is cut into pieces of the correct shape. Then the resulting cubes are sprinkled with flour. This preparatory procedure contributes to the uniform distribution of the subsequent layer of breading, preventing it from sliding off the smooth surface of the product.
Separately prepare a batter from beaten egg, salt and sugar. You can also add garlic and other seasonings to the mixture if desired. Spices will give fried pieces of cheese a special aroma, and the presence of sugar in the batter will help create a beautiful crust. You also need to prepare a container with breadcrumbs.
So, the cheese cubes are dipped in batter and then coated in breadcrumbs. The procedure is repeated twice to prevent the cheese from leaking out during the frying process. Next, place the prepared product in a frying pan with well-heated vegetable oil, which should completely cover them. The pieces should be turned over so they will acquire a uniform color. The duration of the frying process is about 30 seconds. After heat treatment, the cheese cubes are placed on napkins to remove excess fat from the dish.
French fried cheese
You can also fry the cheese in the form of balls, after grating it. Salt, pepper and other seasonings are added to the crushed product. Then the cheese mixture is formed into balls up to 2 cm in diameter. Afterwards, these pieces are rolled in flour and placed in a frying pan with a sufficient amount of heated oil. The duration of heat treatment depends on the size of the balls: as soon as they double in volume, they can be removed. Place the fried cheese on a napkin to remove excess fat.
" and the article "Cheesecake with orange flavor" we talked about how you can prepare delicious cheesecakes. Today we will talk about how to fry cheese correctly. To get a naturally tasty and healthy dish.
How to fry cheese correctly? Very simple. In this case, it is rational to use hard varieties of the product - Russian, Mozzarella, Edam, Gouda, Suluguni, etc. If you have a window in Europe, then you can choose cheeses with white mold for this dish. The reason is that the finished dish has a surprisingly delicate consistency and a pleasant crispy crust. Well, if there is no window, then we will do it our way, the old fashioned way.
The basic principle of proper frying of cheese.
Basic principle: cheese spreads when heated. Therefore, for frying, it needs to be protected - packaged in some kind of edible shell. In principle, the main differences in cheese frying recipes concern the composition of this protective shell. But more on that later.
For starters, the actual cheese. It can be fried either in cubes or in grated form. In the second case, we get excellent French cheese balls (which reliably complement the list of dishes from the article “Several dishes from French cuisine”). Well, cheese fried in cubes is more related to.
So how can you grill cheese? Everything is very simple. For example, in France they love cheese balls. To do this, grate the cheese, add salt and pepper, and then form small-diameter balls from this mixture. The resulting lumps are rolled in flour and fried in any fat. As soon as the cheese balls have doubled in volume, they are removed from the fat and placed on a sieve or napkin. Hot lumps of greens are amazingly tasty and tender.
No less tasty breaded fried cheese cubes. Their advantage is that they are convenient to pick up and dip into jam or sauce. In this case, the cheese is cut into small pieces of the correct shape, which are immediately sprinkled with flour. This measure is necessary to ensure that the next layer of breading lays evenly and does not slide off the overly smooth surface of the cheese.
Next, the cubes are dipped in an egg beaten with salt, sugar, garlic and seasonings. When frying, spices give the cheese a subtle, unique aroma, and sugar forms a beautiful crust. Then the cubes are rolled in breadcrumbs, dipped again in the egg and again sprinkled with breadcrumbs. Thus, due to the multi-layer breading, the cheese will not leak into the pan during frying.
Finally, the cubes are placed in heated oil, and it should completely hide them. To fry the cheese evenly, tasty and correctly, you need to periodically turn the cheese pieces in the pan. The preparation time of the product takes no more than half a minute. After which the cubes are taken out and laid out on a paper napkin, which absorbs excess fat.
When serving, fried Dutch cheese is seasoned with lingonberry jam, cheese cubes are combined with herbs, and Adyghe cheese dishes are sprinkled with aromatic herbs.
So, this dish is prepared very quickly and easily. It is served with a side dish. Most often, these are boiled potatoes or fries. But you can also choose vegetables for a healthier option. Fried cheese should be served immediately because it loses its great taste when cold.
Now a little more specifically, with numbers.
- First recipe: Ingredients: 300 g of hard cheese, 40 g of breadcrumbs, 40 g of butter, parsley, a little milk. Procedure: soak thick slices of cheese in milk (especially if the cheese is too hard), breaded in breadcrumbs, put in a hot frying pan with melted butter and quickly fry over high heat. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with mashed potatoes.
- Second recipe: Ingredients: 2 tbsp. spoons of spicy tomato paste, 2 tbsp. spoons of flour, 1 egg, 4 large slices of cheese, white crackers, fat for frying. Procedure: mix tomato paste with flour and egg. Dip slices of cheese into the mixture, bread them in breadcrumbs and fry on both sides in hot fat.
Another option for cheese with a protective shell is cheese fried in dough.
To prepare it you need: 500 g cheese, 1 egg, 4 tbsp. spoons of milk, 100 g butter, 1 tbsp. spoon of flour, salt, 1 glass of sour cream or 3 tbsp. spoons of sugar. Process: beat the egg with salt and milk, add flour and grind well to obtain a homogeneous dough of medium thickness. Then cut the cheese into slices, dip in the dough and fry in butter. Serve hot with sour cream or sugar.
And finally, a recipe for an even more convenient cheese - cheese with sticks. Cheese with sticks is pleasant to dip when preparing and immerse in sauces when eating. Therefore the recipe:
You need 2 boiled eggs, 2 raw yolks (or eggs), 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, juice of 1/4 lemon, 2 small cloves of garlic, 1/4 cup olive oil (or vegetable oil without smell), 2~3 tbsp sour cream.
Cut the cheese into cubes with a side of 2 cm. Wrap with very thinly sliced brisket, prick on wooden skewers (toothpicks). Dredge in flour, then dip in beaten eggs and coat in breadcrumbs. Fry the cheese cubes in boiling odorless vegetable oil until golden brown. The oil should cover the cubes completely.
Then dry the cheese cubes on a paper towel and let them cool. Serve the sauce separately with the cubes. While eating, cubes of cheese are dipped in garlic sauce (made by mixing all the remaining ingredients - delicious, though).
So, frying cheese correctly is very simple - and very tasty!
Bon appetit!
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