Spicy Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
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!
Equipment
- whisk
- heavy bottom pan
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 494kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 33g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g, Monounsaturated Fat: 19g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 66mg, Sodium: 857mg, Potassium: 108mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 25g, Vitamin A: 260IU, Vitamin C: 0.3mg, Calcium: 187mg, Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.