Artisan Cheeses from Wisconsin
by
AndiatBettyCrocker
2/18/2008 9:55:00 AM
Cheese is my favorite food. That's the answer I always give when anyone asks the question of, "If I had to choose only one food, what would it be"? I love all cheeses: the soft ones and hard ones, the mild and stronger flavored ones and the orange colored ones and the blue ones.
Recently, I made a visit to a small store in St. Paul called the Golden Fig. The owner of the store makes her own flavored oils and vinegars. She also sells food products made locally, either in Minnesota or nearby Wisconsin. She turned me on to her favorite blue cheese from the Hook's Cheese Company in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Now the Hook's blue cheese is my favorite too due to its rich flavor and creamy texture.
When our hard-cover cookbook editor, Lois, told me about the blue cheese fritters that she had been served in a restaurant, I immediately set out to figure out how to make them.
Blue Cheese Fritters
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
8 ounces firm blue cheese
2 cups panko bread crumbs
Oil for frying
In small bowl, whisk eggs and milk until well combined. Cut the cheese into 1-inch cubes and dip each in egg mixture and then in the bread crumbs to coat. Repeat dipping and coating three times.
Heat 2 inches oil in deep-fryer or 3-quart saucepan. When oil reaches 365°F. drop a few of the coated cheese cubes in it for 5 to 10 seconds or until evenly browned. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining cheese cubes.
To make the salad in the photo, place sliced, ripe pears and baby romaine on salad plates. Sprinkle dried-sweetened cranberries over the pears. Place a couple of the blue cheese fritters on each place. Serve with your favorite homemade or purchased vinaigrette salad dressing.
For more information about cheeses made in Wisconsin go here.
Tags:
blue cheese, cheese, fritters, salad, wisconsin
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