Universal cheese batter

Batter for making a crispy golden snack! An easy-to-prepare cheese batter, suitable for cooking fish, meat, seafood and vegetables. The ingredients are the most affordable, and the dishes in this batter are very crispy, of a pleasant golden color.
Natalia TsybulskayaAuthor avatar
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 14 % 7 g
Fats 82 % 42 g
Carbohydrates 4 % 2 g
416 kcal
GI: 0 / 100 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 10 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Prepare all the necessary products. I advise you to take home-made mayonnaise, of your own preparation. So you will know exactly what this mayonnaise is made of. Store-bought mayonnaise contains many harmful additives, in addition, it is extremely undesirable to heat-treat it. Take large eggs, preferably homemade, and in extreme cases WITH. Homemade eggs usually have a bright orange yolk, which will give the finished dish a beautiful golden color.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Wash the egg well - this must be done, because the eggshell contains a lot of bacteria and dirt. Beat the egg into a bowl.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Add salt. If you wish, you can add some of your favorite herbs or seasonings in dried form to the batter at this stage. Ground chili will add spice, dried garlic - a unique flavor, and thyme and rosemary - a piquant note.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Stir the egg with a fork.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Add mayonnaise. In principle, those who wish can replace it with sour cream.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    At this stage, it is very important to stir the mass well, because mayonnaise tends to roll into lumps, so mix very thoroughly until smooth.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Grate the cheese and add it to the batter. If you wish, you can take any kind of cheese: all kinds of hard and semi-hard varieties of cheese, as well as mozzarella and even cheese with mold are suitable. Mix again until smooth. If desired, you can add chopped fresh herbs to the batter: dill, parsley, coriander, green onions, etc.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Dip small pieces of fish or meat or vegetables into the batter so that it sticks tightly to the surface from all sides.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Spread the pieces in the batter in a well-heated oil.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    And fry until crisp.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    The batter is very easy to prepare, and fish, vegetables, meat cooked in such batter turn out to be very crispy, of a pleasant golden color. Bon appetit!

This easy-to-prepare batter is quite suitable for cooking a piece of meat, or for shrimp in batter, as well as for vegetables, as a batter for circles of zucchini and eggplant or for onion rings!

Calorie content of products possible in the dish

  • Chicken egg - 157   kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45   kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542   kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352   kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118   kcal/100g
  • Salad mayonnaise of 50% fat content - 502   kcal/100g
  • Light mayonnaise - 260   kcal/100g
  • Provencal Mayonnaise - 624   kcal/100g
  • Provencal mayonnaise - 627   kcal/100g
  • Table mayonnaise - 627   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g

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