These little bites were delicious! I seeded the jalepenos and pulled out the membranes as they were SOOO spicy when I was cutting them – my eyes were tearing up. However, when we ate the finished product, they were not spicy at all!
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
- 4 jalepenos, minced (up to you if you want to remove the seeds!)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 - 1 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- canola/vegetable oil (for frying)
- ranch/blue cheese dressing - for dipping
Instructions
- Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, mix the 2 cheeses, jalepenos and garlic
- Using a mini muffin scoop, scoop into balls and squeeze tightly (I used gloves!)
- Place on parchment lined sheet and freeze until solid (I froze over night)
- Pour flour and bread crumbs into bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper and mix
- In another bowl, place eggs and whisk well
- In 3rd bowl, add bread crumbs, paprika, garlic powder and cayenne, mix well
- Roll the frozen cheese balls in the flour, then into eggs, then in the bread crumbs, repeating all until all cheese balls are well coated
- In large deep dutch oven, heat 1/4" oil until simmering
- In batches, fry bites until golden all over, about 3-4 minutes
- Remove and drain on paper towels
- Serve bites with dressing if desired.
As always – enjoy!