Homemade Crispy & Chewy BHC Style Cheese Balls
Easy to Make with a Mix! Recreate BHC Cheese Balls at Home (Home Cooking Recipe)
Buying them costs 5,000 won for just 5 pieces! While good value, the portion is always dissatisfying. Now, make them at home using a mix! These cheese balls are wonderfully crispy on the outside and filled with gooey mozzarella cheese inside – a money-saving, delicious recipe!
Essential Ingredients- 1 bag Glutinous Rice Donut Mix
- Plenty of Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 Egg
- Water (refer to mix instructions)
- Cooking Oil (for frying)
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
First, gather the simple ingredients needed to make these delicious cheese balls. You’ll need a glutinous rice donut mix, plenty of mozzarella cheese to stuff inside, one fresh egg, the amount of water specified on the mix packaging, and a generous amount of cooking oil.
Step 2
In a bowl, lightly beat the egg, then add a little cooking oil and mix them together well. This egg and oil mixture will help make the dough smooth and tender.
Step 3
Now, add the glutinous rice donut mix and start kneading the dough. Begin by mixing with a spatula until most of the dry powder is incorporated. Once the dry flour is mostly gone, switch to using your hands to knead. Due to the glutinous rice, the dough will be a bit sticky and heavy, so it’s important to knead it thoroughly until it’s smooth and elastic. Keep kneading until you achieve a cohesive and pliable dough.
Step 4
The recipe might suggest dividing the dough into 20 pieces, but today, we’re making them extra generous and filling, so we’ll divide it into 10 portions. You can adjust the size according to your preference. Place a portion of dough on your palm and roll it into a ball.
Step 5
Flatten the dough ball and generously stuff it with mozzarella cheese. The more cheese, the better, so make sure to pack it in tightly without leaving gaps. After adding the cheese, carefully seal the edges of the dough to prevent it from opening during frying, and re-shape it into a ball. Make a total of 10 cheese-filled dough balls this way.
Step 6
Pour a generous amount of cooking oil into a deep pot or wok suitable for frying. Heat the oil over medium-low heat. The ideal oil temperature for frying is around 170°C (338°F). Don’t add too much dough at once, as it can lower the oil temperature, affecting crispiness.
Step 7
Carefully place the cheese balls into the hot oil and begin frying. Avoid overcrowding the pot, as this can cause the oil temperature to drop, preventing them from becoming perfectly crispy. Fry in batches if necessary.
Step 8
Continuously stir the cheese balls in the hot oil, gently rotating them with a spatula or chopsticks. This ensures that all sides are evenly cooked and develop a wonderfully crisp texture.
Step 9
Once the cheese balls turn a beautiful golden brown color, they are ready. Remove them from the oil and place them on a wire rack or paper towels to drain any excess oil.
Step 10
These fried cheese balls turn out impressively large and satisfying, much more so than photos can convey. When freshly fried, they can be almost as big as an adult man’s fist! Their impressive size alone is a delight.
Step 11
I now understand why the original recipe suggested 20 pieces! Making them smaller would have yielded more, but with this generous size and delicious taste, I’m completely satisfied. These homemade cheese balls are the epitome of ‘crispy outside, gooey inside’ – I hope you succeed in making them!
