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[[Cuisine of the United States|American cuisine]] 

The following is a recipe on how to make breaded mozzarella sticks.

==Ingredients==

* ¼ pound fresh [[Mozzarella Cheese|mozzarella cheese]]
* ½ cup seasoned [[Bread Crumb|Italian bread crumbs]]
* 1 large [[Egg|egg]]

==Procedure==
# Preheat [[Deep Fat Frying|deep fryer]] to 350°F (175°C).
# Slice mozzarella into sticks 1-3 cm in diameter.
# In a small bowl, whisk egg.
# Fill another small bowl with bread crumbs.
# Dip 3-4 sticks at a time into the egg.
# Shake excess egg off sticks and place them in the bread crumbs. 
# Shake bowl of bread crumbs, evenly coating all sticks.  Add more bread crumbs as needed.
# Place coated sticks to the side and repeat for remaining sticks.
# After all sticks have been coated, repeat the egg-dip and crumb-coat for each once more.
# Place all sticks in fryer basket and submerge in 350°F oil.
# Let sit for 30 seconds, gently rocking basket occasionally.
# Lift basket and let cool for a few seconds.  If cheese is not beginning to ooze out from half the sticks, re-submerge in oil for another 10-15 seconds, gently shaking the basket.  Repeat until the cheese is just starting to ooze out.
# Dump onto paper towel and pat off excess oil gently.
# Serve hot.

==Alternate - Mozzarella bites==
[[Image:Mozzbites2_577.jpg|thumb|right|Mozzarella bites]]
# Slice mozzarella into cubes 2-3 cm on a side.
# Dip 5-6 bites at a time into the egg.
# Continue with the rest of the recipe as above, and enjoy mozzarella bites.


[[Category:Cheese Recipes]]
[[Category:Appetizer Recipes]]
[[Category:Fried Recipes]]