Sometimes cheese needs to be battered before frying to get a nice, crispy finish, but not panela! Using panela and this simple method gives you the lowest carb, delicious, crispy fried cheese that can be used in a variety of different ways. Mexican queso panela is a perfect cheese for frying or grilling as, like halloumi, it doesn’t melt easily when heated.
Try using this recipe as a base for eggs Benedict in place of a keto bun, as a tortilla in like in my keto huevos rancheros recipe. Cut them into sticks for a snack or appy. Or cut them into croutons and add to a salad.
Keto Crispy Fried Panela Cheese Recipe
Ingredients:
- Queso Panela, sliced, cut into sticks or croutons
- Dried herbs, enough to sprinkle over the surface of the cheese (*optional)
- Unsalted butter or bacon fat (*Any high smoke point oil can be used, even no oil at all. Choose based on the flavour you want to impart.)
Directions:
Drain and pat the panela cheese dry. Sprinkle with dried herbs if desired.
Heat Add butter or bacon fat to a non-stick frying pan and heat to medium.
Add panela cheese, making sure it gets a good layer of the melted fat under it.
Fry for 3 minutes or so until it forms a crust then flip. Fry another minute or so until both sides have a nice crust. If doing sticks or croutons, you’ll want to turn them to get a crust on all sides. Remove from pan and serve with keto marinara sauce or salsa, or use them as a salad topping.
Did you try this keto crispy fried panela recipe out? If so, let me know how it went in the comments, or tag me in any photos you share on Instagram so I can see your creation. :)
