At the lastCheese Dayscelebration in Monroe , Wis. , the polka - rock-and-roll - stripe powerhouse Copper Box piped out : “ Who Stole My Cheese Curds ? ” The crowds dance in the streets surrounding the courthouse square cheered them on , many savoring their own serving of this popular Midwestern dainty made from fresh cheeseflower curds . Every other year in September , Cheese day turn our minor Ithiel Town into one grownup , three - mean solar day party that showcases local cheese and Swiss heritage , with yodeling , tall mallow and emollient puffs for all .
While we ’ve been known to taste a few of the thousands of tall mallow curds fry up by the Monroe Optimists Club at Cheese day , our all - prison term favorites are those prepared atGrazein Madison , Wis. Chef Tory Miller take redundant - big cheese curds from Sassy Cow Creamery and transubstantiate them into melt - in - your - mouth heaven .
You ’ll have to search your local tall mallow manufactory for the curd because using regular Malva sylvestris wo n’t declare up to the frying process . Cheese curd are the outcome of the first step inmaking cheesewhen the Milk River is curdled with rennet . How the curds are salt and handle delineate the shape , flavor , texture and type of certaincheeses .
The formula below is our adaptation of fried cheese curds train with a vodka - based batter . ( We tried to get Chef Tory ’s actual formula without portion . ) Catch us in line in a couple week at Cheese Days for the Optimists ’ Fried Cheese Curds . The line is shorter on Friday night .
formula : deep-fried Cheese Curds“The batter itself is just a intermixture of flour , some spice , and soda ash water , ” explains Samantha Engelhoff at Graze . “ It ’s a super unsubdivided recipe . Most fried tall mallow curds are made with beer , but we use vodka because they electrocute up faster and the high mallow stays nice and gooey within and crispy on the outside ! ” The key is getting sweet cheese curd and making trusted that the fryer vegetable oil is hot .
Yield:7 starter - sized portions
Ingredients
PreparationIn medium trough , shuffle together flour , baking powder , corn starch and salt . In freestanding arena , whisk together eggs , milk , sodium carbonate urine and vodka . Add the wet ingredients to dry out ingredient , fuse until smooth .
Set a recondite fryer temperature to 425 to 450 degrees F. Coat American cheese cheese curd with hitter , and fry the separately coated cheese curd for approximately 1 minute each or until golden brown . Drain curds on newspaper towel .
Serve fried cheese curds in paper lined basketball hoop withranch dressingfor dipping .
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