Keto Fried Cheese Curds
How to Make It
Step 1
Before you make this recipe, separate your cheese curds and place them in your freezer arranges on a small plate or tray. The cheese curds need to freeze so they don’t melt too quickly when they hit the frying oil later. Let them freeze for at least 30 minutes before frying the curds. When you’re ready, whip an egg white in a stand mixer at high speed until you have stiff peaks. Make sure your mixing bowl is clean and you don’t have any yolk in the egg white, or else the whites won’t whip.
Step 2
Pour avocado oil into a pan for deep frying until it’s 1 ½ – 2 inches deep. Don’t worry, you will only be consuming a fraction of this oil! Heat the avocado oil over high heat until the oil reaches 375 degrees. You can test if the oil is ready by placing a small dollop of egg whites in the pan to see if it fries. Grab a handful of frozen cheese curds from your freezer and place them in a small mixing bowl. Scoop some of the whipped egg white into the bowl and fold the cheese curds over until they’re coated in egg white.
Step 3
Scoop the coated cheese curds in the frying oil. Let the cheese curds fry for only about 60-90 seconds until the outside is fried to a dark golden. You may need to flip the cheese curds over as they fry. Scoop the fried cheese curds with a heat-safe slotted spoon onto a new plate lined with paper towels to soak up excess oil. Repeat Steps 2-3 until all your cheese curds are fried.
Ingredients
- Cheese curds – 4 oz
- Raw egg, white – 1 large
- Avocado oil – 1 tbsp