Description
A puffy beer batter surrounds fresh cheese curds for these mouth-watering fried snack bites. Serve with a side of marinara and a cold beer!
Ingredients
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- 1 pound Fresh Cheese Curds
- 2 cups Flour
- 8 oz. Beer of your choice
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cornstarch
- 1/8 Cayenne Pepper
- Vegetable Oil
- Marinara Sauce for Dipping
Instructions
- In medium bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients – flour, pepper, garlic, cayenne pepper, baking powder, cornstarch.
- Pour beer into flour, and whisk into a smooth batter. Set aside.
- In deep pot, heat oil until shimmering. When thoroughly heated, drop cheese curds into batter coating thickly.
- Place each curd into the oil and allow to fry until golden brown – approximately 4 minutes. Pull out of oil and allow to drain on a plate with paper towels. Repeat process until all cheese has been battered and cooked.
- Serve with a dish of marinara sauce to dip. Goes great with beer. Hooray, beer!