Faux "mozzarella" sticks
Faux "mozzarella" sticks

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, faux "mozzarella" sticks. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Mozzarella Sticks: Mozzarella sticks are a fun, quick and easy snack that you can make at home. No one will ever argue with breaded and fried cheese sticks served with a side of marinara sauce. Mozzarella sticks, above all else, are meant to be shared.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook faux "mozzarella" sticks using 5 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Faux "mozzarella" sticks:
  1. Prepare 1/2 half brick of firm tofu
  2. Make ready 1.5 cups flour
  3. Take 1.5 cups bread crumbs
  4. Get Water
  5. Take garlic powder, onion powder, lemon pepper, nutritional yeast

Mozzarella sticks are the quintessential party appetizer. They're hot, crunchy, and oozing with molten. Mozzarella sticks are coated in a simple batter and quickly deep fried to golden perfection. One at a time, coat each mozzarella stick in the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, then in the bread crumbs.

Steps to make Faux "mozzarella" sticks:
  1. Press tofu to remove excess liquid
  2. Cut the brick in half along the short side. Store the other half in a freezer bag for another meal. Cut remaining half lengthwise so that you'll have to equal sheets. Cut Into strips that resemble mozzarella sticks (8-10) Not too thin or thick. Season two sides with garlic powder, onion powder, lemon pepper, and nutritional yeast.
  3. Put the flour into a shallow dish. Mix with garlic powder, onion powder, lemon pepper, and nutritional yeast. Put tofu strips into flour mixture and cover all sides. Remove from the flour.
  4. Add water to the remaining flour until it looks like thin pancake mix. Add the bread crumbs to a shallow dish. Coat the seasoned tofu strips in the wet mix the toss in the bread crumbs.
  5. Immediately place the coated strips on a greased cookie sheet, if baking. If frying, place in a plate until you are ready to fry.
  6. Place in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes then turn and bake for another 10 minutes.make sure you monitor them the second 10 minutes to make sure they don't burn. Bake longer if they aren't crispy enough. It all depends on your oven.
  7. If frying, make sure the oil is at 350 degrees and only fry for a few minutes while watching them closely. They will get too dark and/or burn. Remove from the oil and place on a rack to drain.

Mozzarella sticks make ideal snacks for parties, everyday munchies and as treats for the kids. They can be super fatty when deep fried, or you can make the baked version for less fat overall. Homemade Mozzarella Sticks are simple to make, and a wonderfully ooey gooey snack! Freezing them before frying is the secret for this recipe. I've always loved the ooey gooey stretchiness of a.

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