Side dishe for 4

Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

Name: Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup flour; 1/2 cup milk; 1 knob butter; 1 egg; 1 kg mozzarella; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp olive oil

Mozzarella sticks receive a simple flour coating before frying until crisp outside and melted inside.

Typical price

$11.50for 4 servings

$2.88 per serving$11.50 for 4

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30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Side dishes

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Milk$0.04/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.17Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical	35 oz	$10.58Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.50

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSugar and brown sugarOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1 knob butter
1 egg
1 kg mozzarella
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp olive oil

Steps

Cut the mozzarella into thick sticks and chill them while preparing the coating.
Mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl.
Whisk the milk, egg, and melted butter into the flour mixture until a thick batter forms.
Dip each mozzarella stick into the batter and coat it completely.
Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet over medium heat, fry the sticks in batches for 2 to 3 minutes per side, and drain them when golden.

Swaps

Mozzarella for Cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices