Haloumi fries
Total Time
25 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Rating
4.93 out of 5 stars
(13)
Ingredients
5 servings
- 360g / 12oz haloumi cheese blocks (, 2 x 180g/6 oz blocks (Note 1)
- 2 cups canola oil (or other natural oil)
- 2 large eggs (, whisked)
- 1/2 cup plain/all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp Italian herbs (Note 2)
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika (sub ordinary paprika)
- 1 tsp ground white pepper (sub black pepper)
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs (- or ordinary breadcrumbs (Note 3)
- 1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yoghurt
- 1 garlic clove (, finely grated using a microplane)
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice (sub white vinegar)
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
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Preparation
Step 1
Garlic dipping sauce - Mix ingredients in a bowl and set aside for at least 20 minutes to let the flavours develop.
Step 2
Cut the haloumi into fries around 1.5cm / 0/6" thick. The length will depend on the shape of your haloumi. I cut mine into 5 slices lengthwise, then each into half which makes uniform fries, and get 20 pieces.
Step 3
Dry - Pat halloumi mostly dry using tea towels.
Step 4
Prep - Using 3 bowls large enough to toss the halloumi, put the eggs in one bowl, mix Flour Dredge in another and mix Crumbing ingredients in a third.
Step 5
Crumb - Dip a haloumi fry in flour, shake off excess. Dip in egg, allow excess to drip off. Coat in breadcrumbs, pressing to adhere, then place on tray. PRO: Do 2 at a time. 🙌🏻 Toss haloumi in breadcrumbs (by tossing the bowl) so you don't have to touch. 🙌🏻
Step 6
Heat oil in a medium sauce pan over high heat until it reaches 180°C/350°F (Note 4).
Step 7
Fry 5 haloumi sticks at a time for 1 1/2 minutes. Drain on a paper towel lined tray. Repeat with remaining haloumi.
Step 8
Air fry and baking - see Note 5.
Step 9
Serve hot with yoghurt garlic dipping sauce!
Step 10
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