Crispy Buffalo Fried Tortellini
Ingredients
- 9 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini or frozen cheese tortellini, uncooked
- oil for frying
Breading
- 1 ½ cups Panko bread crumbs
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and black pepper
Egg Dip
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup milk
Sauce
- ⅓ cup butter melted
- ⅔ cup hot sauce such as Frank's Red Hot
- crumbled blue cheese or feta cheese, optional garnish
Instructions
- 1
Preheat deep fryer or oil to 350°F.
- 2
Mix all breading ingredients in a large Ziploc bag.
- 3
Whisk together the egg dip ingredients and place a separate Ziploc bag.
- 4
Toss tortellini in small batches with the egg mixture. Remove the tortellini letting any excess egg drip off. Reserve the egg mixture.
- 5
Add the tortellini in small batches to the breading mixture and shake gently to coat. Continue until all tortellini is coated with breading.
- 6
Once coated, repeat the breading process using the reserved egg mixture and tossing the tortellini a second time with the breadcrumbs.
- 7
Fry tortellini in preheated oil in small batches about 2-3 minutes or until crisp and browned.
2 min - 8
Head melted butter and hot sauce. Mix until well combined. Toss with hot tortellini and serve with ranch or blue cheese dip.
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 8 servings)
