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If you like Japanese food you are going to love these! This recipe takes your classic deep fried mozzarella cheese sticks and coats them in an absolutely DELICIOUS sweet and spicy Japanese inspired sauce that you are going to want to just coat everything in!
Table of Contents
- Why You’ll Love Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- How To Prepare Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- Substitutions for Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- Variations for Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- 🔥Chef Nadia’s Tip🔥
- Recipes that Pair with Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- Common Questions
- Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Recipe
Why You’ll Love Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
You are in for a special treat with this one. These mozzarella cheese sticks are amazing when they are freshly made cause the cheese is perfectly gooey. The sauce is the perfect blend of sweet 🍯 with spicy 🔥 and the soy sauce is just amazing. They crunchy panko crust is perfect especially since you double coat it. These fried mozzarella cheese sticks really are just deep fried perfection.
How To Prepare Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
🔪 Cut your mozzarella into ½ inch thick rectangles.
🥚 Whisk the eggs and milk together.
🧂 Add the seasoned salt to the pulverized panko.
🥣 Pass the cheese through the flour, then the egg and panko. Do a double dredge, egg and panko.
🧊 Let them sit in the freezer for 20-30 minutes.
🍯 Add the honey, rice vinegar, grated garlic and soy sauce to a skillet. Simmer until it coats the back of a spoon.
🎛️ Add in the salsa macha and mayo. Whisk on low heat until well incorporated.
🔥 Fry your mozzarella sticks until fully golden. Coat in the sauce, add sesame seeds.
🫶 And that is it, subscribe for more!
Substitutions for Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- Other cheeses that are good for frying are cheddar, provolone, paneer, queso blanco or halloumi or even string cheese. So if you want to switch it up and try some other options feel free to have fun!
- If you don’t have Japanese mayo, regular mayo will work fine.
Variations for Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
- No Sauce Variation: These Mozzarella Cheese Sticks are delicious without the sauce also, so if you would prefer to make them and stick with the classic marinara sauce you can always do that.
- Buffalo Sauce Variation: Make an absolutely delicious buffalo sauce to mix it in instead. In a sauce pan heat up 1½ cup buffalo sauce and ⅓ cup honey for 3-4 minutes on medium low heat. Turn off and mix in 2 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp sour cream and toss, toss, toss!
🔥Chef Nadia’s Tip🔥
You know your oil is ready when the back of a wooden spoon bubbles. If you want to be double sure you can always buy a thermometer and make sure it is 350°F.
Recipes that Pair with Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Common Questions
That is why freezing them for 20-30 minutes is a very important step. This will ensure that the cheese is cold enough that it holds its shape when in the hot oil and will be the perfect consistency without melting out everywhere!
You know your oil is ready when the back of a wooden spoon bubbles or you can buy a thermometer and make sure it is 350°F to be sure.
Sure! That’s a very convenient way to do it also!
Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Equipment
- 1 whisk
- 1 pan
- 1 Skillet
Ingredients
- 8 oz mozzarella block
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp whole milk
- 2 cups panko, pulverized
- ½ tsp seasoned salt
- ¼ cup flour
- Black and toasted sesame seeds, for topping
- avocado oil for frying, for frying
Sauce
- ⅔ cup rice vinegar
- ⅔ cup honey
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2½ tbsp salsa macha, salsa macha recipe or chili crisp
- 2½ tbsp japanese mayo
- 1 tiny garlic clove, grated
Instructions
- Cut your mozzarella into ½ inch thick rectangles.
- Whisk the eggs and milk together.
- Add the seasoned salt to the pulverized panko.
- Pass the cheese through the flour, then the egg and panko. Do a double dredge, egg and panko.
- Let them sit in the freezer for 20-30 minutes.
- Add the honey, rice vinegar, grated garlic and soy sauce to a skillet. Simmer until it coats the back of a spoon.
- Add in the salsa macha and mayo. Whisk on low heat until well incorporated.
- Heat your oil to 350℉ and fry your mozzarella sticks until fully golden, 1-3 minutes.
- Coat in the sauce, add sesame seeds and bam.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
