Cheese balls in a frying pan

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   For those who really love cheese, a wonderful appetizer is suitable - cheese balls in a frying pan. Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Hard cheese is the main product of this dish. Therefore, choose a high-quality and tasty product. Place the cheese in the refrigerator an hour before cooking to make it easier to grate. Take premium flour, eggs - C0. Choose unscented vegetable oil.

2. STEP 2

   

   Before you start preparing the cheese balls, cool the hard cheese so that it does not melt and makes it easier to shred. Grate the cheese onto a coarse grater. It is easier to work with dough containing larger pieces of cheese.

3. STEP 3

   

   To knead the dough, take a deep bowl so that it is convenient to mix all the ingredients. Beat the eggs in it with a fork. There is no need to whip until foam appears.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add grated hard cheese to the eggs. Add a little salt. If the cheese is too salty, you don't need to add salt to the dough. Mix everything.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add 3 tablespoons of flour to the cheese-egg mixture in a bowl. The consistency of the dough depends on all the ingredients; products from different manufacturers have different properties. Therefore, add flour in small portions. If the dough is too runny, meaning you can't use any force when mixing, add more flour.

6. STEP 6

   

   Make balls the size of a quail egg from the resulting dough. You can make it larger, but then you will have to use more vegetable oil. The dough is quite sticky, especially since the cheese begins to melt in warm hands. To make it easier to work with the dough, try to form balls with your fingertips. When a lot of dough sticks to your hands, wash them and dry them, and then continue sculpting. I got 20 cheese balls.

7. STEP 7

   

   Take a round, wide bowl with a flat bottom. Sprinkle the bottom with breadcrumbs. Place the resulting balls there. Roll them on all sides in breadcrumbs. To do this, by turning and tilting the dish, the balls will roll along the bottom and be evenly covered with breadcrumbs. Instead of breadcrumbs, you can use flour, but with breadcrumbs you get a crispier crust. Take a frying pan with high sides and a diameter of about 20 cm.

8. STEP 8

   

   Whatever frying pan you take, pour in enough oil so that the balls sink halfway into it. Heat the oil over medium heat, because working with hot oil is dangerous and you can get burned. To prevent the oil from splashing, you can add a pinch of salt to it; it will absorb moisture, if any. Check the required oil temperature by throwing in a couple of crackers. It should boil. Gently drop the balls into the oil.

9. STEP 9

   

   Move them around with a spoon or slotted spoon so that they cook evenly and do not stick to the bottom of the pan. If you see that the balls are darkening too quickly, reduce the heat. This will make it easier for you to cope with frying the balls - some will not burn while you take out the others. Fry until golden brown and turn over to the other side. It took me about 2 minutes on each side. The time depends on many factors: bread crumbs, butter, and the stove.

10. STEP 10

    

    Take the cheese balls, well-fried on all sides, out of the frying pan and place them on paper towels to remove excess oil. To avoid ruining the round shape of the balls, after cooking, do not keep the hot balls in a pile for a long time, because they are soft and can crush each other.

Comments on the recipe

Guest

24.10.2023

4.6

Nice recipe! And it’s definitely noted: everything that’s deep-fried is a bomb)))

Eve

24.10.2023

4.5

Thanks for such a delicious recipe. The children were happy.