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by member: bedenfieldbell

Fried Cheese Sticks

Mozzarella fried cheese sticks with pork skins.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, mix pork skins, parmesan cheese, garlic powder and pepper; set aside.
  2. Whip the egg in a small bowl. Dip the cheese sticks in the egg, then roll them in the pork skin mixture, making sure they're evenly coated. Place coated sticks in the freezer for 1 hour. (30 minutes minimum).
  3. Heat about 2 inches of oil in a deep skillet until very hot.
  4. Deep fry the sticks until the coating is golden brown.
  5. Serve with ranch dressing or low carb marinara sauce.
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What is considered a serving??
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26 Feb 14 by member: alysmommy1021
I loved this! They didn't even need sauce! I will use porkskins for fried zuchini now - I had no idea it would be so good.
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22 Jul 12 by member: rondakay62
This was yummy! IN case some people don t know pork skin is available in stores and named pork rinds.
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06 Jun 12 by member: aukamia
aha...this sounds awesome--just did pork skin coated pork chops....totally filled my taste for something crunchy!
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03 Apr 12 by member: potateaux
OMG. These were so good. Holy moly. But I need a better low carb marinara, any recs?
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09 Jan 12 by member: Melissasatx
THIS SOUNDS GOOD... but what is a pork skin?
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25 Mar 11 by member: aaron326
Another great induction snack food... you can never have too many options!
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16 Apr 08 by member: tashablueyes
The "breading" would be good for chicken nuggets too, I bet.
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02 Mar 08 by member: sweetsin

     
 

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Nutritional Summary:

There are 291 calories in 1 serving of Fried Cheese Sticks.
Calorie Breakdown: 64% fat, 3% carbs, 33% prot.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
per serve
per serve
Energy
1216 kj
291 kcal
Protein
23.67g
Fat
20.38g
Saturated Fat
11.258g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.163g
Monounsaturated Fat
6.767g
Cholesterol
119mg
Carbohydrates
2.49g
Sugar
0.95g
Fibre
0.2g
Sodium
552mg
Potassium
94mg
15%
of RDI*
(291 cal)
15% RDI
Calorie Breakdown:
 
Carbohydrate (3%)
 
Fat (64%)
 
Protein (33%)
*Based on an RDI of 2000 calories

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