Fried cheese - step-by-step recipe with photos

Useful tips

Any hard or semi-hard cheese is suitable for preparation.

The batter is prepared using eggs and dairy products, sometimes beer is used as a base. You can add a variety of spices to the batter according to your taste.

You can cut the cheese into pieces of different shapes - plates, sticks, cubes.

You can make a snack from grated cheese by rolling it into balls. Cheese balls are deep-fried, but cheese blocks and slices can be fried in a small amount of oil. You can also bake the cheese in batter in the oven.

Interesting Facts! Cheese, as you know, can be served not only as an appetizer, but also as a dessert. Battered cheese is no exception. In France, there is a version of the dish made from cheese fried in a sweet batter with vanilla or cinnamon.

How to fry cheese - tips from chefs

It’s easy to prepare deep-fried cheese, but to bring the taste of the dish to perfection, you should take note of the following tricks:

You can fry cheese only in well-heated oil. Small slices should be kept in the pan for about a minute, and pieces 1 centimeter thick should be kept for 2-3 minutes on each side.
The appetizer is prepared very quickly and tastes better hot. You should not store already fried cheese in the refrigerator - the filling will harden, and the crust, on the contrary, will soften.
Soft varieties need to be dipped in batter several times. This is the only way the filling will not leak out during frying.
To remove excess fat, place the pieces on a paper towel.
If you like savory snacks, add a little garlic powder to the breading and roll the cheese pieces into the mixture. It is not advisable to put it fresh, because when fried it begins to taste unpleasantly bitter.
The dish will be tastier if served with a spicy sauce: tomato, creamy garlic or berry.

Cheese in batter fried in a frying pan

Let's prepare fried cheese in batter in a frying pan. Any hard cheese is suitable for its preparation.

200 gr. cheese;
1 egg;
50 ml milk;
4 tablespoons breadcrumbs;
1 teaspoon sesame seeds;
vegetable oil for frying;
greens for decoration.

Cut the hard cheese into cubes of equal size. The optimal thickness of the pieces is 2 cm, the length is at your discretion. Pour flour and breadcrumbs mixed with sesame into separate plates. In another container, beat the egg with the addition of milk. You only need to add salt to the mixture if the cheese you are using is unsalted.

Advice! If desired, you can add your favorite seasonings to the batter. For example, dry basil or thyme. You can give the batter a spicy taste by adding chili pepper to its composition.

Pour oil into the frying pan so that the height of the oil layer is 1 cm. Let the oil warm up, but do not heat it to the maximum. Roll the cheese cubes in flour, then in the egg-milk mixture, then in breadcrumbs.

Deep fried cheese

Cooking time: 45 minutes.
Number of servings: 1 person.
Calorie content of the dish: 308 kcal.
Purpose: for breakfast.
Cuisine: Czech.
Difficulty of preparation: easy.

Deep-fried hermelin is a traditional dish of Czech cuisine. Hermelin is a type of cheese that resembles the famous Camembert in appearance and taste. As a rule, the dish is served for breakfast, but in the Czech Republic it is also prepared as a snack for lunch. In the second option, you need to prepare a potato side dish for the cheese. This can be regular fried, baked sliced potatoes or potato salad with olive oil.

Ingredients:

hermelin – 1 pc.;
egg – 1 pc.;
sausage – 2 slices;
flour – 1 tbsp. l.;
breading – 30 g.

Cooking method:

Make a pocket-shaped cut on the side of the cheese with a knife.
Carefully place slices of cooked sausage into the cut.
Beat the eggs with a fork with salt and pepper.
Roll the workpiece in flour, then dip it in the egg, sprinkle with breading on all sides.
Dip again into the egg and then into the breading.
Pour oil into the pan so that it completely covers the product.
Deep fry the cheese for about 2 minutes.

Adyghe cheese breaded

Try frying Adyghe cheese in batter, you will get a very tasty snack. We will cook it in batter and breading.

600 gr. Adyghe cheese;
4 eggs;
4 tablespoons flour;
300 gr. breadcrumbs;
1 teaspoon salt;
0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper;
vegetable oil for frying.

Prepare the batter: sift the flour and mix with salt and pepper. You can add any other spices to your taste. Separately beat the eggs and mix them with flour. It turns out to be quite a liquid dough.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Cut the Adyghe cheese into equal slices. Pour breadcrumbs into a separate plate. Dip the pieces of cheese into the prepared batter, then roll in breading. Immediately place the pieces of cheese in the pan and fry on both sides. As soon as it browns, it’s ready.

Adyghe cheese recipe

As mentioned earlier, recipes for this dish may vary depending on the type of product used. For example, you can use Adyghe cheese. Despite its beneficial properties, it contains few calories, which makes it possible to eat it even while on a diet.

To prepare Adyghe cheese in batter you will need:

Adyghe cheese - 600 g;
Eggs (chicken, medium) - 4 pcs.;
Premium flour (wheat) - 4 tbsp;
Breadcrumbs - 300 g;
Salt – 1 tsp;
Ground pepper (red/black) – 0.5 tsp;
Any other seasonings;
Vegetable oil - for frying.

The cooking process takes half an hour.

The calorie content of fried Adyghe cheese is low - only 260 kcal/100 g.

Mix the dough as usual: beat the eggs with all the dry ingredients except the breading. It is important to add the dry ingredients to the eggs sequentially, stirring the batter thoroughly.

Cut Adyghe cheese into bars/wide strips.

You can fry it either in a frying pan or in deep fat. In both cases, preheat the oil, and then apply the following sequence in frying: dip the strip in the text, then roll in breading, and fry on all sides for a while until the dish gets a golden brown crust.

Before serving, the finished cheese can be placed on a paper towel to drain excess vegetable oil.

This appetizer can be served not only cold, but also hot if desired.

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Try cooking delicious squid in sour cream sauce.

Cheese cheese in beer batter

Cheese cheese in beer batter is very popular in Bulgaria. It can be served as an appetizer with beer or as a side dish for the main course. You can serve the appetizer with tomato or garlic sauce.

350 gr. feta cheese;
50 ml soy sauce;
2 tablespoons flour;
1 egg;
1 glass of beer;
vegetable oil for deep frying.

To prepare this snack you need fresh cheese. If you bought cheese that is too salty, you must first soak it in cold water, changing the water periodically. The soaking time depends on the degree of salinity of the cheese. In order for the cheese to quickly acquire the required taste, it is cut into pieces before soaking.

Place the pieces of cheese on a plate and pour over the soy sauce, stirring gently. Leave for 10-15 minutes.

Break the egg into a separate bowl and beat it. Pour in beer and stir. Add flour little by little and knead until lumps disappear. Pour enough oil into a cauldron or saucepan so that the pieces of cheese can be completely immersed in it. Dip the cheese into the batter and deep-fry until golden brown.

How to cook “Cheese in batter”

Cut the cheese into small cubes about 1 centimeter wide.

For the batter, break the egg into a deep bowl and pour in the milk. Mix thoroughly until smooth.

Now in a separate plate mix breadcrumbs and factory breading.

Dip the cheese blocks first in batter and then in breading. We repeat the procedure several times.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and place the cheese sticks. Fry over high heat on all sides for 1 minute.

Then we place the finished cheese in batter on a napkin to remove excess oil and then the hot dish can be served. Although even cold it is very tasty.

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Deep fried cheese balls

A beautiful and original appetizer – deep-fried cheese balls. Here is one version of the recipe.

200 gr. cheese;
2 eggs;
50 gr. butter;
450 ml water;
500 gr. flour;
100 gr. peeled sunflower seeds;
0.5 teaspoon of salt.

Add butter and salt to the water and bring the water to a boil. Pour flour into boiling water, stir and remove from heat. As soon as the dough has cooled a little, beat in the eggs one at a time and add the grated cheese. Knead. Let the dough rest under a napkin for about half an hour.

How to make cheese balls - recipes

You can cook cheese balls in different ways: deep-fried, in a frying pan, and also without heat treatment, with the addition of various herbs and spices, based on your personal preferences. The main thing is that any recipe is delicious in its own way. As for cheese, here too you can experiment by adding not hard cheese, but any other favorite type of cheese. Let's take a step-by-step look at the most interesting cooking methods.

Deep fried

Let's prepare beautiful golden deep-fried cheese balls:

Hard cheese – 200 gr.;
Flour – 60 gr.;
Salt - to taste;
Egg – 2 pcs.;
Vegetable oil for frying;
Breadcrumbs – 30-50 gr.

We grate our main ingredient on a medium grater.
Divide one egg into yolk and white. Add the protein to the cheese, add salt and mix thoroughly. We form small balls with a teaspoon, after which we will make batter for them. To do this, add the yolk, another egg, a little salt to the flour and use a blender to bring the contents until smooth.

One by one, dip each ball in batter, then roll in breadcrumbs and place on a plate. Meanwhile, the fryer should be on the stove with oil. As soon as the oil boils, you can lower the balls. We determine readiness by the beautiful golden crust. Place the finished balls on a paper towel to remove excess fat.

The dish is served hot, with sour cream and fresh herbs.

With garlic

Let's prepare delicious cheese balls with garlic and herbs:

Processed cheese – 3 pcs.;
Sausage smoked cheese – 300 gr.;
Eggs – 2 pcs.;
Garlic – 2-3 cloves;
Dill - a bunch;
Mayonnaise – 100 ml.

First of all, boil the eggs, cool, peel, and then grate them on a fine grater. We also grate both types of cheese and combine them with grated eggs. Peel the garlic and squeeze it through a press into the cheese and egg mixture. Add mayonnaise and mix thoroughly until smooth.

Dill must be washed, dried and finely chopped. Form balls and roll them in greens. The appetizing garlic aroma will spread throughout the kitchen.

Place the finished appetizer in the refrigerator for 60 minutes before serving. This stage will prevent the balls from falling apart.

For beer

The classic recipe for balls is perfect for lovers of an intoxicating drink. This soft and at the same time crispy snack is very tasty and will be an excellent alternative to unhealthy snacks.

Hard cheese – 350 grams;
Wheat flour – 120 gr.;
Egg – 3 pcs.;
Salt.

Finely grate the cheese, beat the eggs into it and add flour. Leave a little flour to coat the balls before frying. From the thoroughly mixed mass we form our snack balls and roll them in flour before frying.

A frying pan with vegetable oil is placed on the stove. As soon as the frying pan is well heated, add the appetizer. All that remains is to fry until golden brown and you can serve the cheese balls on the table with beer.

Raffaello cheese

Preparing this original dish for the holiday table takes little time due to the lack of heat treatment.

Cheese – 200g;
Mayonnaise – 180-220 gr.;
Garlic – 2 cloves;
Crab sticks – 0.2 kg;
Eggs – 4 pcs.

Grind the cheese and eggs on a grater. Add chopped garlic, salt and mayonnaise to them. Watch the consistency of the mass. It shouldn't turn out too liquid. Less mayonnaise may be required.

To top it, you need to grate the crab sticks; for convenience, they can be slightly frozen.

We make balls of the same size and roll each one over the crab sticks so that the topping is evenly distributed. The appetizer is ready, it is advisable to let it sit in the refrigerator for a while. If desired, your snack can be filled with olives or peanuts.

Breaded

Cheese balls in batter come out even more tempting and piquant:

Breadcrumbs – 6-7 tbsp;
Cheese – 300 gr.;
3 eggs;
Butter – 6 tbsp;
Water – 15 gr.

Grate the cheese. Separating the whites from the yolks, beat them patiently until they form stiff peaks. Then we combine the airy composition of proteins with cheese and roll the resulting mass into balls. We leave them in the refrigerator and make the batter: place the yolks in water and mix.

Roll the cooled balls in breadcrumbs, then in yolks, and then again in breading. Only after this we send them to fry in butter, frying each side.

Beer kegs

Consider a recipe for cheese balls in the oven. The appearance of this snack personifies its name. It is used not only to serve with beer, but also as a hearty snack, because the calorie content of the dish is quite high. We will prepare using muffin tins. And so, a simple recipe for a delicious beer snack:

Circassian cheese – 250 gr.;
Mozzarella – 100 gr.;
Yeast puff pastry – 300 gr.

Divide the defrosted dough sheets into two parts and roll them into a rectangle. Place the layers into the molds, leaving the edges hanging down. Then fill ½ of the mold with Circassian cheese and the remaining half with mozzarella. We wrap the edges so that we get tiny barrels. We will bake our appetizer in the oven for half an hour. The oven should warm up to 220 degrees.

Breaded

Breaded cheese balls are incredibly crispy and the taste is even more intense.

Milk – 30 gr.;
Egg – 3 pcs.;
Flour – 65 gr.;
Mozzarella – 200 gr.;
Bread – ½ loaf;
Vegetable oil – 0.3 l.;
Spices - to taste.

Break eggs into milk, add spices and beat. Add flour little by little and stir. Grind the bread into crumbs. Make mozzarella balls and dip them first in the egg-milk mixture, then in bread crumbs. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, then fry until golden in a large amount of vegetable oil. Place the finished fried product on napkins.

Suluguni in batter

Try cooking suluguni in batter. Suluguni is a rather salty cheese, so its batter should be salted moderately.

300 gr. suluguni cheese;
1 cup flour;
2 eggs;
200 ml light beer;
salt, black pepper, ground paprika to taste.

Sift the flour into a bowl, add salt and spices to the flour, mix. Separately, beat the egg, gradually add beer into the beaten egg, stirring constantly. Then add a mixture of flour and spices to the egg-beer mixture. Mix everything thoroughly so that not a single lump remains.

Cut the suluguni into pieces 0.7-0.8 cm thick. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan. Prick pieces of cheese one at a time onto a fork, dip into batter and place in a frying pan with butter. Fry on both sides until golden brown. Place the cheese pieces on napkins to remove excess oil. The appetizer should be served hot, garnished with herbs.

Fried suluguni for beer

Suluguni is a type of cheese that is widely used by Georgians in culinary recipes. Its difference from other varieties is its spicy flavor, which goes well with beer. There are several options for frying it - in batter and in pita bread.

To implement the recipe you will need:

Suluguni cheese - 500 g;
Premium flour (wheat) - 6 tbsp;
Chicken eggs (size - medium) - 2 pcs.;
Salt – 1/2 tsp;
Black pepper – 0.5 tsp;
Various spices;
Vegetable oil - for the frying stage.

Cooking usually takes 25-30 minutes.

The calorie content of the dish is 325 kcal/100 g.

Before using suluguni cheese in a recipe, you should first keep it in the freezer so that it does not subsequently spread during the frying period. Suluguni should be placed in the freezer already cut. The optimal shape is bars.

While the suluguni is frozen, you can prepare the dough. To do this, mix eggs at room temperature with flour, salt and spices to taste using a fork or whisk.

After heating the oil in a frying pan or deep fryer, you can proceed to frying, first dipping the suluguni in batter.

Salads can be used as an additional appetizer for grilled cheese, and the ideal drink for this dish is a chilled beer.

Cooking in the oven

You can cook cheese in batter in the oven, this dish will turn out less fatty.

200 gr. cheese;
1 egg;
70 gr. flour;
50 gr. sesame;
vegetable oil for the baking sheet.

Cut the cheese into pieces of arbitrary shape. Line a baking sheet with parchment and grease the parchment with oil. Pour flour into one plate and sesame seeds into another. In another bowl, beat the egg with a pinch of salt. If desired, you can add a little curry or ground paprika to the egg.

Take a piece of cheese, roll it in flour, then dip it in the egg mixture and finally roll it in sesame seeds. Place the prepared cheese on a baking sheet. We do the same with the remaining pieces of cheese.

Place the baking sheet in the oven, heated to 190 degrees for about 12-15 minutes. The surface of the cheese pieces should be browned.

Suluguni cheese fried breaded with herbs

An excellent appetizer is breaded and fried suluguni cheese. You can also prepare this dish as a main dish by serving it with a side dish of fresh vegetables and a sweet and sour sauce, such as berry. We will prepare the breading with the addition of herbs, we will get an amazingly aromatic crust and tender melted cheese inside.

600 gr. Suluguni;
1-2 eggs;
1 cup breadcrumbs;
1 teaspoon dry basil;
1 teaspoon dry parsley;
0.5 teaspoon of dry celery;
black and allspice to taste.

Grind dry herbs in a mortar. Mix the resulting aromatic mixture with breadcrumbs and pepper the mixture to taste.

We cut the suluguni into cubes about 1 cm thick. But if you want to make the snack more original, you can cut hearts, stars or other figures from the cheese.

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and add salt. Dip pieces of suluguni into the egg mixture, and then roll them in breadcrumbs mixed with aromatic herbs. You can repeat the process, that is, immerse the cheese in the egg again and roll it in breadcrumbs again, this will make the breading layer thicker and prevent the cheese from leaking out. Fry the pieces in heated vegetable oil, fry for a minute on each side.

Mozzarella with tomatoes in batter

This is a delicious and very original appetizer that will decorate any table.

2 tomatoes;
4 small balls of mozzarella (about 100 g);
1 sprig of basil;
100 ml milk;
1 egg;
50 gr. flour;
40 gr. vegetable oil, preferably olive;
salt, black pepper to taste.

We cut each tomato into 4 mugs, and cut the mozzarella balls in half. The result is 8 slices of tomato and cheese.

Delicious cheese balls with crab sticks and garlic

Let's look at another recipe. You know, I would replace everyone’s favorite crab stick salad with this dish. First of all, this is something new. And secondly, they taste very tender. And all thanks to a favorable combination of ingredients. Which ones? Now you’ll find out everything yourself... By the way, another plus is that this appetizer is prepared quite quickly. It is enough to prepare the products, roll them into balls, they are not subjected to any heat treatment.

We will need:

Crab sticks - 200 gr.
Cheese - 100 gr.
Chicken egg - 2-3 pcs.
Garlic - 1-2 cloves
Mayonnaise - 2-3 tablespoons

Preparation:

1. As I already said, the recipe is quite simple. The main attribute in preparing our snack will be a grater. Prepare all ingredients. Boil the eggs, then cool and peel them. Peel the garlic.

Now that all the products have been prepared and brought to readiness, you can begin. Our task now is to grind everything using a grater. The ingredients should be grated on a fine grater.

2. Then mix all the chopped products in a bowl. Add mayonnaise, take your time, add a spoon and mix well. Check the consistency, if it meets your needs, then you can start forming balls.

Don't forget to leave half the crab sticks for decoration. We will roll our balls in them.

We will form the cheese balls using a spoon. Shifting the mass from one side to the other.

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Place the prepared balls in chopped crab sticks. Then roll the product thoroughly.

The finished spicy delicacy can be served. But first I advise you to give it a little time to “rest”, so to speak, to soak thoroughly. We will serve the dish in a plate, and use lettuce leaves and sprigs of herbs as decoration.

Fried Camembert in batter with currant jam

This dish is served for dessert.

100 gr. Camembert cheese;
1 egg;
30 ml heavy cream (36%);
2 tablespoons sesame seeds;
3 tablespoons breadcrumbs;
3 tablespoons pistachios;
flour for breading;
currant jam;
sour cream.

Roll Camembert triangles in flour and leave to rest. Meanwhile, beat the egg, add cream and add flour. Add enough flour to make a viscous dough. Pour breadcrumbs, finely chopped pistachios and sesame seeds into a plate and mix.

First dip the cheese into the batter and then roll it in the breading. Deep fry the pieces of cheese until golden brown. Serve breaded cheese with sauce. To prepare the sauce, mix currant jam with sour cream.

How to deep fry cheese sticks

To prepare this dish, you should prepare the following ingredients:

Hard cheese – 350-400 g;
Chicken eggs (medium size) - 1 pc.;
Premium flour (wheat) – 100 g;
Water - about 50 ml;
Breadcrumbs - 50 g;
Salt – 0.5-1 tsp;
Ground pepper (red or black) – 0.5 tsp;
Other seasonings at your discretion;
Vegetable oil - for frying.

The cooking time in general will not exceed 30 minutes.

Calorie content of breaded cheese sticks is 275 kcal/100 g.

For the dough, beat eggs at room temperature with wheat flour, water, salt and seasonings using a fork or whisk. Cut the hard cheese into bars, but it is advisable to use smaller bars than in the first recipe.

Prepare two deep bowls, one of which contains the batter, and the second contains breadcrumbs. It is also much more convenient to deep fry than in a frying pan, because in the first case the batter will be more evenly distributed over the bars of cheese. It is necessary to heat the oil in deep frying.

Fry the slices in this order: first dip the first piece in batter, then roll it in breading, and then fry in boiling oil. Frying time is up to 2 minutes, by which time the cheese sticks should acquire a golden brown crust.

Cheese sticks should be served chilled. You can choose any sauce for them depending on your preferences.

Cheese in mint batter

This is a dish from Indian cuisine. The original recipe uses paneer cheese, but you can also use Adyghe cheese.

200 gr. cheese;
3 sprigs of mint;
2 tablespoons flour;
3 tablespoons butter;
4 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
0.5 teaspoon baking powder;
1 teaspoon of ground dry garlic;
salt, ground red pepper to taste.

Cut the cheese into square slices. Remove the leaves from the mint sprigs, wash them and chop them finely. Finely chop the flour and dilute with water to the consistency of liquid sour cream. Add salt, pepper, garlic and baking powder. Pour in the melted butter and add chopped mint. Mix well.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Dip the cheese slices into the batter and fry on both sides for 2-3 minutes.

How to fry cheese in a frying pan

A huge plus of the dish is that it requires minimal preparation before frying. You only need to cut the product into arbitrary cubes, bars or strips. Then make a batter from eggs and flour, roll the cheese pieces in breading - everything is ready for frying. Batter, by the way, is very important - it not only gives a special taste to the dish, but also preserves the liquid filling and prevents it from spreading.

To fry cheese in a pan, you will need oil. You need to take enough of it so that the cheese pieces are covered exactly to the middle. Frying pans with high walls and a thick bottom are ideal for cooking, but you can also use a small saucepan or cast iron cauldron. The finished treat is served with sour sauces: lingonberry, pomegranate, blueberry or cranberry; homemade ketchup is also perfect. The juiciness of the dish is emphasized by fresh vegetable salads, potato side dishes and herbs: parsley, basil, rosemary.

Breaded fried mozzarella. Recipe for a juicy beer snack

Products used:

16 slices of mozzarella;
2 large eggs;
2 cloves garlic, minced;
100 g flour;
90 g bread crumbs;
75 g grated parmesan;
parsley, oregano.

Let's start cooking

Heat sunflower oil in a deep frying pan.
Mix bread crumbs with grated cheese, aromatic garlic, chopped parsley and oregano.
Take three medium-sized containers, beat the eggs in one, place the flour in the other, and pour the mixture of crumbs and spices into the third.
Dip each piece of mozzarella first into the flour, then into the egg mixture, and then into the breadcrumbs.
Carefully add the breaded cheese to the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 45 to 60 seconds.

Serve fried mozzarella with tomato paste or garlic sauce. Use basil and rosemary as additional spices.

Onion rings with mozzarella in batter

Ingredients for Onion Rings with Mozzarella Batter:

Onions - 3 pcs;
Mozzarella - 200 g;
Chicken egg - 3 pcs;
Wheat flour / Flour - 250 g;
Breadcrumbs / Breading - 250 tbsp. l.

Recipe for Onion Rings with Mozzarella in Batter:

Cut the onion into rings 0.5 cm thick. Cut carefully, making sure that the rings do not break during the cutting process. Remove the onion rings. Cut the mozzarella cheese into small strips, place it inside the onion ring, securing it with a smaller ring. Then put the collected onion rings in the freezer. Start preparing the batter. Whisk 3 eggs and prepare a plate with flour and breadcrumbs. Dip the onion rings in the batter, let the excess batter drip off, and place in a frying pan preheated to 180 degrees. Fry on both sides until the onion turns golden brown. Place the finished onion rings on paper towels. Remove excess fat. Sprinkle with salt before serving.