Makes: 24 bites

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Special Tools: deep fryer, or deep pot with oil (always use EXTREME caution when cooking with oil on the stove!)

 

1 lb.                         fresh chevre or goat cheese

2 tbsp.                                     heavy cream

1 ea.                        lemon, zest only

2 tbsp.                                     fresh chopped mint

TT                             S&P

 

½ cup                    flour

1 cup                      panko bread crumbs

3 ea.                        eggs, whisked

¼ cup                     milk

TT                             S&P

 

½ cup                    cranberry sauce, use the previous recipe

 

• In a bowl combine the goat cheese, heavy cream, lemon zest, mint and seasoning, until a homogenous mixture
• Using your hands, portion out the goat cheese into approximately tablespoon sized balls and roll them into shape
• Assemble a breading station, starting with seasoned flour in a bowl, then with whisked eggs and milk in a second bowl, followed by seasoned panko bread crumbs in the final bowl
• Lightly dredge the goat cheese balls one at a time into the flour, then shake it off, then into the egg wash, shaking the excess off and then into the bread crumbs
• Complete the process with all of the goat cheese balls, once done, you are going to repeat the process a second time, using first the egg wash, and then the bread crumbs, skipping the flour
• Preheat the fryer to 335F and then cook the goat cheese bites until golden brown and warmed through
• Serve with cranberry dipping sauce
• Enjoy!