Ingredients:
- 1 Egg
- 1 Cup Powdered Parmesan (maybe a little bit extra)
- String Cheese, I used 5 for this but could have probably used 8 or 9 with the extra dough.
- Coconut oil
- Choice of seasonings (I used onion powder and granulated garlic)
Step 1:
Cut the string cheese in half. I'm guessing you could probably leave them full length if you want some king size cheese sticks though.
Step 2:
Mix together the egg, Parmesan and seasonings of choice. You're gonna want a decent dough ball here. depending on egg size you might need a little more than a cup of Parmesan for the ball to be on the dryer side.
Step 3:
Grab a ball of "dough", press it to the cheese stick and roll it between your hands till you get an even coat. You may need to press around and add a little here and there to make sure there's no gaps and it's pretty evenly coated. PRO TIP: Keeping your hands slightly moist will keep the dough from sticking to your hands.
Step 4:
Toss these hand rolled beauties into the freezer. Minimum of at least an hour and a half . I'm huge on being able to have foods prepped so I usually make large batches and store them in a bag in the freezer to toss in some oil whenever I want a few cheese sticks.
Step 5:
Fry them up in some oil. I went with coconut oil because it has a smoke temp of 350 degrees. If it starts smoking, you've got it way too hot. Aim for a medium high heat, probably around 300. When you toss them in you want them to have a nice simmering boil coming off them. too hot and you won't get a good melt to the inner cheese stick before they burn. Stir around to assure you get an even fry.
Step 6:
Remove from the oil once you get a nice dark golden brown, allow to cool on a paper towel to absorb the excess oil and enjoy!...Once they've cooled of course! No one wants to burn their tongue on a molten cheese stick...
