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Fried Cheese Sticks
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Ingredients
- 1 pound queso blanco or queso de frier
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 4-5 tablespoons of cold water
- Enough corn oil to deep fry
Preparation
- Prepare cheese strips by cutting into pieces approximately 3/4 inch wide by 2 3⁄4 inches long.
- Place the flour on a large flat surface; using your hands or a bench scraper, shape the flour into a circle with a hole in the center. Combine the egg and butter in the hole. Mix the salt, sugar and cold water together in small bowl. Slowly add the mixture to the flour, combining everything with your hands. Keep mixing and kneading until the dough is no longer sticky. When ready, shape into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- After resting the dough, add a light dusting of flour on a clean, flat surface. Roll the dough into a square approximately 1/8 inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut the flattened dough into long uniform strips until there is one strip to wrap around each piece of cheese.
- Place a piece of cheese at one end of the first strip and roll it up until it is completely covered by dough. Make sure to press any open edges together to seal cheese in the dough completely so that it does not leak out when it is fried. Repeat this with the rest of the cheese pieces.
- Heat approximately 1 inch of oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, lower to a medium setting. Carefully, fry the tequeños until golden brown and crunchy. Alternatively, you may use the air fryer at 400° for 7-8 minutes. Place on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
- Serve warm. Dip tequeños in guasacaca, a creamy, tangy Venezuelan sauce that has avocado, vinegar, cilantro and jalapeño.
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