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Smažený Sýr

Name: Smažený Sýr
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Czech Republic
Ingredients: 400g (in one piece) Melting Cheese; 4 tbsp All-purpose flour; 2 Egg; 100g Breadcrumbs; To taste Oil for frying; 4 tbsp Mayonnaise; 2 Cucumber pickles; 1/4 Onion; 4 Potato

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Thick slices of cheese breaded and fried, served with tartar sauce — a favorite on Czech canteen menus.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Smažený sýr means 'fried cheese': slabs of Edam about 1.5cm thick, breaded and fried. In the Czech Republic it's as popular as meat dishes and is easy to find at canteens and stalls. It's classically eaten with the melted cheese dipped in tartar sauce, with fries or boiled potatoes.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a stall on Prague's Wenceslas Square, fresh fried cheese is tucked into bread, and melted cheese oozes out when cut.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Melting Cheese 400g (in one piece)
All-purpose flour 4 tbsp
Egg 2
Breadcrumbs 100g
Oil for frying To taste
Mayonnaise 4 tbsp
Cucumber pickles 2
Onion 1/4
Potato 4

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the cheese into slabs 1.5cm thick.
Coat twice each in flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs (to keep it from leaking).
Fry in 170°C oil for 1½ minutes per side until golden.
Mix chopped pickles and onion into mayonnaise to make tartar sauce.
Boil or fry the potatoes.
Plate the cheese and serve with the tartar sauce and potatoes.

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