Pork Rind Mozzarella Sticks

• ⏲️ Prep time: 20 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 10 min
• 🍽️ Servings: The recipe makes twelve individual bites
• 🔪Tools: pan, blender

Ingredients

• 12 Mozzarella sticks
• or alternatively 1 Block cut into sticks
• 1 bag of unsweetened Pork Rinds (100g)
• 112ml Heavy cream (1/2 cup)
• 2 Eggs
• A pinch of salt (only if you want)
• Lard or beef tallow

Directions

1. Cut the Mozzarella into sticks if you don’t have pre-formed sticks
2. Grind the pork rinds into fine crumbs or powder
3. Mix the cream and the eggs in a bowl, add some salt if you like
4. Dip the sticks into the cream and then cover them in the pork rind crumbs (similar to a breading procedure)
5. Heat up a pan with either lard or beef tallow
6. Fry the mozzarella sticks on medium heat until they turn golden-brown

Note:

• Pork rinds are often unsalted or only lightly and Mozzarella is a bland cheese as well, so you might want to add some.
• It can help to quickly toss the “breaded” Mozzarella sticks into the fridge or even the freezer for 5 minutes prior to frying, so the cheese doesn’t melt out prematurely.

Contributor(s)

• nic