Recipes & How-To's
Fried Cheese Curds

Fried Cheese Curds

We freeze squeaky cheese curds before breading and frying them to create this cheesy hors d�oeuvre. Pass them around your next party with some toothpicks and our Marinara Dipping Sauce.

Cook time

2 mins

Recipe Difficulty

Medium

Yield

Makes 4 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg (240 g) cheese curds
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • Canola oil*
  • Salt*
  • Marinara Dipping Sauce*

Directions

  1. Place cheese curds in freezer for 1 hour. This will help keep the cheese curds from melting out of coating when fried.
  2. Combine flour and 1/2 tsp salt in a pie plate. Whisk egg in a second pie plate. Combine bread crumbs, cayenne pepper and paprika in a third pie plate.
  3. Heat 1 3/4 inches oil to 350F in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
  4. Meanwhile, remove cheese curds from freezer. Working with a few curds at a time, dredge curds in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Dip curds in egg, turning to coat all sides. Place curds in bread crumb mixture, pressing lightly so that crumbs adhere; turn to coat all sides.
  5. Working in batches, carefully place cheese curds in oil and fry until coating is golden brown, about 1 - 2 minutes. Remove cheese curds with a slotted spoon and drain cheese curds on paper towels. Sprinkle lightly with additional salt. Serve immediately with Marinara Dipping Sauce.

Nutritional analysis per serving

*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.

13 calories, 0.8 g fat, 0.2 g protein, 1.4 g carbohydrate, 0.3 g fibre, 61 mg sodium