Pan-Fried Cheese Balls

Such a delicious snack that you won’t be able to pull it off by the ears! Like all deep-fried dishes, cheese balls in a frying pan turn out very tasty. Any cheese is suitable for preparing such a snack, the main thing is that it melts well. All other ingredients are always available to any housewife.
cook time: 30 min
Elijah Stroud
Pan-Fried Cheese Balls

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

613
Calories
63g
Fat
5g
Carbs
9g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Salt (pinch) to taste
Wheat flour 4 tbsp
Hard cheese 300 g
Breadcrumbs 2 tbsp
Vegetable oil 600 ml
Chicken eggs 3 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to fry breaded cheese balls in a frying pan at home? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Hard cheese is the main product of this dish. Therefore, choose a high-quality and tasty product. The cheese should be chilled to make it easier to grate. Take premium flour, eggs — C0. Choose unscented vegetable oil.

Step 2

Step 2
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. It is easier to work with dough containing larger pieces of cheese.

Step 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 using a fork or whisk. There is no need to whip until foam appears.

Step 4

Step 4
Add grated hard cheese to the eggs. Add a little salt. If the cheese is too salty, you donʼt need to add salt to the dough. Mix everything. After trying the cheese, I didnʼt think it was too salty. Thatʼs why I salted the dough. But the balls, for my taste, turned out to be too salty. Take this into account when cooking.

Step 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 canʼt use any force when mixing, add more flour.

Step 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 take more vegetable oil. The dough is quite sticky, especially since the cheese begins to melt in warm hands at room temperature. 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 and dry them, and then continue sculpting. I got 20 cheese balls.

Step 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.

Step 8

Step 8
Whatever frying pan you take, pour enough oil so that the balls sink halfway into it. Heat oil over medium heat. 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 dipping a wooden spatula into it. Bubbles should begin to form around it. Gently drop the balls into the oil.

Step 9

Step 9
Roll the balls with a spoon or slotted spoon so that they cook evenly and do not stick to the bottom of the pan. If the balls darken too quickly, reduce the heat. This will make it easier for you to cope with frying the balls — some will not burn while you are taking out others. Fry the balls until golden brown and turn them 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.

Step 10

Step 10
Remove the cheese balls, well-fried on all sides, from the pan and place on paper towels to remove excess oil. In order not to spoil 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. Serve the cheese balls hot or warm. They go well with garlic sauces and vegetables. Bon appetit!

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