How to cook cheese nuggets: the best recipes
Nuggets are usually called small pieces of meat or fish fillet, deep-fried. Initially, this dish appeared as fast food, however, if served with salad or any vegetables, it can become a complete lunch. This article will provide a recipe describing how to make cheese nuggets.
Cheese nuggets recipe No. 1
In order to prepare cheese nuggets, you will need: chicken breast, a few tablespoons of flour, a chicken egg, 200 grams of hard cheese, salt, spices, vegetable oil for frying.
How to cook cheese nuggets?
- In order to prepare cheese nuggets, it is best to use not frozen, but chilled chicken breast, which is cut into small pieces across the grain.
- The egg is poured into a separate container, salted and seasoned with spices. To obtain a subtle, oriental taste of cheese nuggets, experts recommend using curry seasoning, which is added not only to the egg, but also directly to the chicken meat. Beat the spiced egg with a whisk.
- Cheese (it is best to use hard cheese to make nuggets) is grated on a fine grater.
- To prepare cheese nuggets, pour vegetable oil into a thick-walled frying pan or saucepan, about two fingers thick.
- A piece of chicken fillet for nuggets is dipped in beaten egg, then rolled in cheese, and at the last stage - in flour.
- The resulting lumps of cheese are placed in oil heated to a boil so that the fat completely hides their surface.
Cheese nuggets recipe No. 2
To make cheese nuggets, you need:
- butter 125 g;
- hard cheese “Cheddar” 250g;
- flour 2 cups;
- chips (for breading) 2 cups;
How to cook cheese nuggets?
- Beat the butter with a mixer, add grated Cheddar cheese, flour and continue beating until smooth.
- Form small balls with a spoon, roll in breading and place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake the nuggets for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
Cheese nuggets recipe No. 3
The washed and dried chicken fillet is chopped into slices and put aside. Place raw eggs into a separate bowl and beat them vigorously with a whisk. In another plate, combine breadcrumbs, chopped dill, ground pepper and grated Parmesan.
Prepared fillet pieces are rolled in wheat flour, dipped in beaten eggs and sprinkled with breadcrumbs, herbs and Parmesan. Fry chicken nuggets with cheese in a large amount of hot vegetable oil until golden brown. As a rule, the duration of heat treatment does not exceed seven minutes. Browned products are left briefly on paper towels. As soon as excess fat has drained from them, they are placed on a beautiful plate and served with some spicy sauce.
Cheese nuggets recipe No. 4
We all (some more often, some less often) visited McDonald's. And you probably remember pieces of chicken fillet fried in oil - nuggets with cheese sauce. These are exactly the ones we prepared in another article. Today we'll make cheese nuggets. There are 2 options here; roll in grated cheese and breadcrumbs or wrap the cheese in a piece of chicken. Both options are shown below.
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Nuggets with cheese at home - cooking method
- Grind crackers and cheese in a blender in a bowl with blades. You should get as fine a crumb as possible, because that’s what we’ll be dipping the cheese nuggets into. Transfer the mixture to a plate.
- Be sure to wash the chicken fillet. Use a napkin to remove the liquid. Cut into pieces the size of future nuggets.
- Break the egg into a deep container. Add salt and black and ground pepper. Shake with a fork.
- Cover the baking sheet with foil or baking paper. Turn on the oven at 180 degrees. We take the blanks and alternately lower them: egg mixture, breading, egg mixture, breading. Place them on a baking sheet. We repeat the procedure with each one. Bake for about 25-30 minutes. The nuggets with cheese should be golden brown and the cheese on the sides should be baked.
Now you know how to cook cheese nuggets. The recipe, as you can see, is simple and allows you to prepare such a dish even for dinner, unlike nuggets served in fast food. It is better to use cheese sauce for nuggets; it can be purchased at any store. Serve the nuggets with a fresh vegetable salad dressed with olive oil and fresh herbs.
Cheese nuggets recipe No. 5
1. For nuggets, take two types of cheese - hard and processed. You can choose any cheese that you like best. So, for example, processed cheese can be taken with additives - chili, bacon, mushrooms, ham, etc. The same can be said about hard cheeses; cheeses with spices or additives in the form of walnuts/mushrooms/vegetables are suitable. Cut the cheeses into medium-sized cubes.
2. Beat two large chicken eggs into a deep bowl and add a few pinches of pepper mixture for added spice. You don’t have to add salt, but it all depends directly on the cheese; if it is absolutely not salty, then a pinch of salt won’t hurt. So, beat the eggs with a fork/whisk.
3. Dip each layer of cheese into eggs.
4. Pour breadcrumbs into a separate bowl and dip each piece of cheese into the breadcrumbs. Then repeat the breading - egg, crackers.
5. Do this with all cheese – processed and hard. Place the cheese mixture on a plate and let the breadcrumbs dry for a few minutes.
6. Pour vegetable oil into the ladle, preferably without a characteristic odor. Place the ladle on the stove and heat the oil almost to a boil.
7. Drop the cheese in portions into boiling oil and brown for a few minutes. After taking out the cheese nuggets, remove excess oil with kitchen paper napkins.
8. Serve the nuggets immediately.
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