One Pan Fried Cheese Curds

Easy Crispy Breaded Deep Fried Cheese Curds in White Bowl

Easy, crispy fried cheese curds recipe, homemade with simple ingredients in one pot on stovetop in 30 minutes. Coated in flour, milk and egg mixture and finally garlic breadcrumbs.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword cheese appetizer

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings People

Calories 495

Author Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

Egg mixture

2 Eggs Large
1/2 cup Milk Preferably whole but 2% can be used

Flour mixture

1 cup All-purpose flour
Salt To taste, Optional

Breadcrumb mixture

1 cup Breadcrumbs
1 tsp Garlic powder
Salt To taste
Pepper To taste

Cheese

2 cups Cheese curds Preferably frozen or very chilled to prevent the cheese oozing and melting out during frying

Instructions

In a Ziploc bag, add all the "Egg mixture" ingredients and mix until combined.
In a second Ziploc bag, add "Flour mixture" ingredients and whisk until combined.
In a third Ziploc bag, add all the "Breadcrumb Mixture" ingredients and mix until combined.
Set up an assembly line and coat the cheese curds one by one in the egg mixture, then flour mixture, then back in the egg mixture and then finally, thickly coat them in the breadcrumb mixture. This should be done individually for each curd. Don't just dump them all in the Ziploc bags because they wouldn't coat properly.
Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Drop a few leftover breadcrumbs in the oil and if they sizzle quickly, oil is hot enough and ready to be used.
Fry the prepared cheese curds in batches (if necessary), just until golden brown. A bit of the cheese might start to melt out and that's perfectly fine.
Use a slotted spoon to transfer fried curds to a tray, lined with paper towels. Enjoy!

Notes

Read all my tips above.
Tastes best and crispy when served immediately but leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheated in a toaster oven or air fryer.

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