Fried Cheese
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 21. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
Import into Nextcloud Cookbook
Copy this page address, then paste it into Download recipe from URL in Cookbook.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cheddar or Swiss cheese
- 1/2 cup cornflake crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon fines herbes
- 2 beaten eggs
- Shortening or cooking oil for deep-fat frying
- Taco sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Cut the cheese into 2 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2-inch sticks.
- Combine crumbs and fines herbes. Dip cheese sticks then roll in crumb mixture, coat ing evenly. Dip cheese into egg and crumbs again (Be sure cheese is completely coated with crumbs). Chill 1 to 2 hours to set the coating.
- In a heavy saucepan or deep-fat fryer heat 2 inches of melted shortening or cooking oil to 375°. Fry the cheese sticks, a few at a time, for 30 to 45 seconds or till golden. Drain on paper towels. Keep warm in a 300° oven while frying the remainder. Serve warm with taco sauce, if desired.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Fried Cheese Curds Green Bay Wisconsin.JPG" by Greg Tally - User: (WT-shared) WineCountryInn at wts wikivoyage; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fried_Cheese_Curds_Green_Bay_Wisconsin.JPG. Cropped/resized.
Community edition: The recipe was transcribed and formatted for interoperability with Nextcloud Cookbook. Review the historical scan before relying on measurements or instructions.