Fried Garlic Bread Cheese
Fried Garlic Bread Cheese is an incredibly simple recipe. It's a great quick and easy mozzarella stick alternative without the fuss and muss of having to bread and deep fry them. hich is possible at home, but a little more work than I always want to put into late night snack food! Although I have an Air Fryer Cheese Curdrecipe that can made with mozzarella. All fried Garlic Bread Cheese requires is a pan (preferably cast iron) and a stovetop. This dish can also be made in an air fryer.
Equipment
- Skillet (preferably cast iron)
- Saucepan (not cast iron)
- Stovetop
Ingredients
Marinara
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp. yellow onion minced
- splash olive oil
- 1 lbs. tomatoes fresh, diced or crushed
- dash smoked paprika (or red pepper flakes)
- dash salt
- dash pepper
- dash oregano (optional)
- 1/2 c. dry red wine
Bread Cheese
- 6 oz. garlic bread cheese sliced
Instructions
Marinara
- Add the garlic and onion to a skillet and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes on low heat.
- Add the tomatoes, paprika, salt, and pepper (everything except for the wine) and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Add the wine and simmer another 15-30 minutes, depending on the consistency and sweetness that you prefer.
Garlic Bread Cheese
- Preheat a skillet over medium-low heat.
- Meanwhile, slice the cheese to the desired thickness. I cut mine to about 1/2-inch strips. Although you can cut them anywhere from 1/2-inch to 1-inch or even just fry up the entire block.
- Place on the preheated skillet and fry until golden brown. Rotate until all sides have been cooked.I grilled mine for about 3-5 minutes per side. Although the exact cooking time is less precise and more a matter of watching for doneness! Just look for when it begins to brown and the center begins to soften. If the outside of the cheese is browning too quickly, reduce the temperature.
Tips, Tricks, & Notes
- I have yet to try this recipe in the Air Fryer. Although I think that this might be a great air fryer recipe. I use a silicone tray in mine most of the time because I absolutely detest cleaning the air fryer and this prevents food from falling in between the slats and gunking up the bottom of the fryer. Bread cheese is intended to fry, though, so I can see it keeping its shape and not melting into the fryer bed. Especially since that is the broad point of this cheese.
- For more tips and tricks on making marinara, I have an entire article on Marinara w/ Fresh Tomatoes, Garlic, & Red Wine.