# Cheese Curds with Chipotle Ranch

These cheese curds with chipotle ranch might just be the best appetizer ever made, featuring crispy fried cheese curds paired with a smoky and creamy chipotle ranch dipping sauce.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 pounds cheddar or mozzarella cheese curds
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 2 tbsp cayenne pepper
- 0.25 cup parsley flakes
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1.5 bottles club soda
- 1 cup mayo
- 1 cup sour cream
- 0.5 cup buttermilk
- 3 cloves garlic
- 0.25 cup fresh parsley
- 0.25 cup fresh dill
- 0.25 cup fresh chives
- 1 can liquid from chipotles in adobo
- salt
- pepper

## Instructions

1. Start by making the chipotle ranch: combine equal parts sour cream and mayo in a blender.
2. Add one clove of garlic to the blender.
3. Add a little bit of fresh parsley.
4. Add fresh dill.
5. Add fresh chives.
6. Pour in some liquid from a can of chipotles in adobo to the blender.
7. Season with a nice pinch of salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
8. Add a good amount of buttermilk to thin out the mixture.
9. Blend the chipotle ranch mixture until smooth.
10. Pour the chipotle ranch into a small bowl and set aside.
11. Prepare the dredge for the cheese curds: season all-purpose flour with garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, paprika, and salt in a metal bowl.
12. Add plenty of freshly cracked black pepper.
13. Add a little bit of dried parsley.
14. To make the batter, take half of the seasoned flour and add club soda, just enough to make it a little bit thinner than pancake batter.
15. Whisk the batter until it reaches the desired consistency.
16. Take a couple of cheese curds from the remaining seasoned flour and dip them into the batter.
17. Heat oil to 380 degrees Fahrenheit and carefully drop the battered cheese curds in one by one to prevent sticking.
18. Fry the cheese curds until they are a beautiful golden brown.
19. Remove the fried cheese curds from the oil using a skimmer.
20. Plate the cheese curds around the bowl of chipotle ranch.

## Equipment

- blender
- metal bowl
- whisk
- deep fryer
- skimmer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMrhaXVn/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2bc8103e-c886-4c14-95e3-2c4c7e4a032d
- Extracted: 2025-10-03

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