Waffle Iron Fried Cheese Queso Frito Food

Breaded, melty cheese is something that crosses cultures-from deep-fried mozzarella sticks at state fairs to queso frito in Latin America. Inspired by those foods, we've taken squares of cheese are breaded and "fried" them in the waffle iron for just a minute, until their outsides gturnet golden brown and crunchy and their insides become perfectly melted and gooey.

Provided by Daniel Shumski

Categories     Snack     Sides     Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167 kcal, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 104 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 203 mg, Sugar 4 g, Fat 7 g, ServingSize Serves 4, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

So good! Not the healthiest of appetizers. But hey! Cheese is a good source of calcium and if you use olive oil for frying that's not as bad as other oils, right? --------* If you have it in your pantry use Spanish smoked paprika if not whatever paprika you have on hand will do. Also use short aged manchego. Manchego that has been aged for over 6 months is better for grating. If you can't find manchego us mozzarella.

Provided by Queen Dana

Categories     Cheese

Time 16m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113.2, Fat 3.3, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 105.8, Sodium 134.1, Carbohydrate 14.7, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.1, Protein 5.6