The important thing to creating restaurant-style, crispy, breadcrumbed mozzarella sticks within the air fryer is to cook dinner them from frozen: give them at the very least half-hour within the freezer. They’re scrumptious served with a spicy tomato ketchup.
Technique
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Lower the mozzarella into strips, roughly 1.5cm/⅝in huge, and pat dry utilizing kitchen paper.
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In a shallow dish, combine collectively the flour and the garlic granules. In one other dish, beat the egg with a beneficiant quantity of salt and pepper. Unfold the breadcrumbs in a 3rd dish.
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Roll the mozzarella strips in flour, then in egg, then in flour and egg once more, to create a double coating. Make sure that every bit is completely lined in flour every time; any gaps will trigger the mozzarella sticks to leak within the air fryer. Coat nicely within the panko breadcrumbs.
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Freeze for at the very least half-hour till stable.
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Spray the underside of the air fryer basket with olive oil spray and organize a single layer of mozzarella sticks within the backside. Spray the highest of the mozzarella sticks with oil earlier than air-frying for 10 minutes at 200C. Repeat till all of the mozzarella sticks are cooked, retaining every batch heat, then serve instantly.
