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Image Cred: Pop and Sizzle
This is the 2nd part in a 2-part post on Fried Goat Cheese Medallions
Jump Back to Part 1: The Alliance
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Fried Goat Cheese Hacks
- In terms of serving sizes, one 1-oz medallion per person would appear stingy. Two is fine. Three is extra fine.
- Sometimes goat cheese will let you slice it; other times, it will just squish and crumble. Freezing can help. Cutting it with dental floss can help. Flattening it and using a cookie cutter on it is sometimes a good way to go.
- Use a Silpat, because goat cheese will stick to most other surfaces.
- Some people make balls instead of medallions. Some people make something that’s more egg- or torpedo-shaped. I’ve even seen squares. Whatever you do, though, don’t strive to make them absolutely perfect – not in terms of shape, nor in terms of an astoundingly uniform breadcrumb coating. They will wind up looking artificial. On the other hand, don’t make them so sloppily that they look like potato pancakes.
- There may be a lot more to a good sauté technique than you realize. Bone up on it.
- Take care that you don’t brown them too darkly, or over too hot a flame. When they’re dark, they look burned. They may be merely dark and not burned, but they look burned, and that sets up a bad expectation for your taste buds.
- Don’t overcrowd the pan. The croquettes (that’s what medallions are, technically) are somewhat delicate. When it comes time to flip them, you need maneuvering room sufficient enough to allow you to be graceful. Manhandle them, and they’ll split open.
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Image Creds for parts 1 and 2: Rachel Schultz, Sophistimom, The Hungry Mouse, Seasoned to Taste, Crisis Brownies, Telegraph, Panini Happy
Suggestions for Further Reading:
- Exhibit № I: No-Bake Therapy
- Exhibit № II: No-Bake Cheesecake
- Exhibit № III: The Fudge Brownie Collective
Notes:
[1] “Cranberry Log”: is not the flavor of cranberry mixed with the flavor of a log, but is a cranberry-flavored goat cheese in the shape of a log. Nonetheless, I saw “cranberry log” listed as a goat cheese flavor. Don’t buy goat cheese from people who use bad grammar.
[2] Sun-dried Tomatoes: There was a time when every menu in all the civilized parts of America featured at least one item that highlighted them. I thought it was some kind of ordinance or something. I love sun-dried tomatoes, but I’m glad the days of their ubiquitousness are gone. I always suspected that many of these tomatoes were not dried literally under the sun … unless “sun” is the name of some popular industrial low-temperature oven. If you’ve ever had the chance to grow your own cherry tomatoes, you know that you wind up cursed with more than you can eat. As much as you want to give them to your friends, there’s something provincial about doing so. But you know what? Fuck that shit. You can dry them in your oven. Afterward, snack on half of them. The other half, pack them in olive oil and freeze them.
Do you have a fried goat cheese deserving of a place in The Alliance? Throw down the gauntlet! ♦ Avez-vous un fromage de chèvre frit digne d’une place dans l’Alliance? Présentez-nous un défi! ♦ Czy masz smażony ser kozi zasługuje na miejsce w Sojuszu? Przedstawi nam wyzwanie! ♦ У вас є смажену козячого сиру заслуговує місце в Альянс? Уявіть нам виклик! ♦ Cheers!
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