The Buñuelos colombianos de queso son unos ricos amasijos tradicionales de Colombia, son de los platos más populares durante la época de navidad, estos amasijos fritos están hechos a base de harina de maíz y queso, se preparan por todo el territorio nacional y suelen consumirse a cualquier hora del día, pero suele ser más común hacerlo en el desayuno.
Colombian Fritters Recipe
Aprende en esta sencilla receta como hacer unos deliciosos buñuelos colombianos de queso de forma fácil y rápida.
Ingredients
Ingredients recipe 1
- 3 cheese cups
- 1½ cup of corn flour
- 2 beaten eggs
- ¼ cup of milk
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
Ingredients recipe 2
- 2 pounds fresh cheese
- 4 beaten eggs
- ½ pound corn flour
- 1 tablespoon of starch
- Oil for frying
Step by step preparation
Recipe preparation 1
- The first thing to do is grind or grate the cheese. Once you have done so, mix it with the corn flour, the 2 previously beaten eggs, the milk and the sugar. Then proceed to knead everything very well.
- When you have a soft dough, you will moisten your hands and then begin to form the dough into several balls.
- Then you must fry these balls in hot oil, when you notice that they fluff up and rise, you must increase the heat until you see that they are golden brown.
- And that's it, you can take them out. Ideally, place them to drain on adsorbent paper so that the excess oil comes out.
Recipe preparation 2
- The first thing to do is grind or grate the cheese. Once you have done so, mix it with the corn flour, the 4 previously beaten eggs and the tablespoon of starch. Then proceed to knead everything very well. (If you notice that the dough is too dry, you can add a little water)
- When you have a soft dough, you will moisten your hands and then begin to form the dough into several balls.
- Then you should fry these balls in not very hot oil. When you notice that they fluff up and rise, you should increase the heat until you see that they are golden brown.
- And that's it, you can take them out. Ideally, place them to drain on adsorbent paper so that the excess oil comes out.
Interesting Facts
- In Colombia there is a wide variety of doughs called buñuelos, some of the most popular are: Lentil fritters, blackhead bean fritters, corn fritters, among others.
- If the cheese you use is Coastal cheese or something similar, which are salty cheeses, would not require salt, depending on tastes you can also add a little, if you use a different cheese that is not salty, then you should add salt to taste.
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