Deep Fried Goat Cheese Balls
Ingredients: 300g soft goat cheese, tough outer edge removed 1 cup fine breadcrumbs 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives 2 large eggs handful of flour Salt and black pepper 1 bottle vegetable oil Instructions: 1. Take the goat cheese and roll into balls, a little smaller in size than a cherry tomato. You don’t want them to be too big, they’ll grow with the breadcrumbs and if they’re too large the centre won’t heat through when you fry them. 2. Roll the goat cheese balls in flour until they are coated, then set in the freezer for about an hour. 3. Mix the bread crumbs with cayenne pepper, a bit of salt and black pepper, and the chopped chives. 4. Place an egg in a large bowl, whisky it lightly to thoroughly mix the yolk and the white. 5. Remove the balls from the freezer. One by one, roll them through the egg mixture and then immediately through the breadcrumb mixture. Set aside, and roll the next....