Caveman Keto Weight loss through low carb cooking
Sometimes, simple is best. This Fry-day, I’m taking some pre-made cheesy sausage balls and throwing them in the deep fryer. That’s it. I like this one cause you can premake and freeze a bunch of sausage balls and just fry a few at a time for a meal.
Here’s the finished balls. The crust is much crisper than when I baked the balls. Some of the cheese leaks out but it solidifies when it hits the frying oil.
As you can see, I premade a bunch of cheesy sausage balls and just threw them into a ziplock bag. Just make sure they’re separated when you throw them into the freezer so they don’t clump together.
Fry-day: Cheesy Sausage Balls
Author: Caveman Keto
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 12
- Serving size: 1 Ball
- Calories: 173
- Fat: 14
- Carbohydrates: 1
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 10
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Ingredients
- 12 oz Jimmy Dean's Sausage
- 6 oz Shredded Cheddar cheese
- 12 Cubes Cheddar (Optional)
Instructions
- Mix shredded cheese and sausage
- Divide into 12 equal parts
- Place cube of cheese into center of sausage and roll into balls
- (Optional) Freeze the sausage balls
- Fry at 375 degrees until crispy
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Yum! I bet these would be good with cream cheese inside instead of cheddar, too! 🙂
I am new to the world of deep frying. Do I cook the sausage first before mixing everything together? Or do just I put the raw sausage / egg balls in the deep frier?
Thanks!
Raw sausage and eggs. It will cook in the frier. The direct, liquid contact with the 400ish degree oil will cook it rapidly.
What type of oil do you fry with?
Thanks!
two quick questions:
1. No need to defrost? Is that correct? Is it ok to just drop them in the fryer right from the freezer?
2. you mention eggs in the comments, but eggs aren’t listed in the recipe. Are eggs a requirement?