Appetizers

Beer Battered Cheese Curds with Spicy Dipping Sauce

Angela LeMoine
August 19, 2014
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You may or may not know this but in the last year I have developed a bit of an obsession with cheese curds. It all started with a little food truck at a food truck festival about a year ago. I had my very first taste of a cheese curd and was hooked! Ever since, I’ve made it a point to revisit the food truck. Then a couple months ago my brother went to Montreal and came back raving about the incredible poutine he had. So lets just say that ever since, I’ve had poutine on the mind! I came to the r

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1 lb cheddar cheese curds
1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup of beer
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper
canola or vegetable oil for frying
For the Spicy Dipping Sauce:
1/4 cup light mayo
2-3 tsp {or more to taste} Franks Red Hot
1/2 tsp garlic powder
For the spicy dipping sauce simply mix together the 3 ingredients and set aside. Heat up about 2 cups of oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. While the oil is heating mix together the flour, beer,...
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Nutritions

Calories
162

Sodium
448mg
18% DV

Fat
7g
12% DV

Protein
5g
11% DV

Carbs
14g
4% DV

Fiber
1g
4% DV
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Sodium
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