Saturday, November 13, 2010

Quatro Queso Dos Fritos




So after watching an episode of psych I decided that I have to try and make these wonderful sounding fries.  So here goes my recipe









Ingredients:
Bite size potatoes(at least 12)
5-8 oz shredded 4 cheese mixture(I used mexican cheese mixture)
black pepper
salt
1/3t cayenne pepper
1/2 t garlic powder
2 T olive oil
oil for frying
1/2 cup milk
2t butter
1/2t old bay
4T corn starch
~1/2 cup flour
sour cream
hot chili oil
chives(dried or fresh)

useful utensils:
chopstick
coreing peeling thingy
slotted spoon


boil as many potatos as fries you want (my batch was about 12) Since they're small they don't take long to boil.
As it boils take a small about of the butter and melt it in the microwave in a small bowl. once the butter cools a bit mix in about 1/8-1/4 cup of the shredded cheese then let sit
Let cool till you can handle them.



Use a sharp knife to slice off the very top of each potato, just enough that it can stand flat
use a chopstick or small corer to scoop out the middle of each potato saving the middles.




Take your shredded cheese and mix it with the black pepper. Then stuff it using the chopstick into the hole of each potato being careful to not puncture the skin. After stuffing cup the potato and use the fat end of your chopstick to compact it and add more cheese if necessary.




Take the butter and cheese mixture which should now be the consistency of putty and place it in the top of each potato so that the hole is filled and you have a convex shape back.

Next take the excess potato and mix it with the 1/2T milk, old bay and 1 1/2 T corn starch.
divide the potato mixture into as many balls as potatoes.
cover each stuffed potato with the mixture making sure to cover the open end with the cheese even if the whole potato doesn't get covered.





Place the now potato covered potatoes on a sheet so they are not touching and put into the freezer for at least half and hour.
Heat up oil so a drop of water sizzles right away but doesn't pop.(most likely about 375)
fry the potatoes about 3 at a time for 30-50 seconds (potato should be a light golden brown) scoop them onto a paper towel.

Next mix some flour, milk, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Then mix in corn starch. Alternately add flour and oil till you get a thick batter and enough of it to coat the potatoes.

Re-heat the oil to about 350

Once the oil is heated dunk each potato in the batter covering it completely and then lowering it into the hot oil again only frying 3 at a time. Fry for about 45 sec-1 min. Then place on paper towel. 



Mix together sour cream and some hot chili oil and top with chives.









Serve while still hot and enjoy :)




I had some extra potato left over the first time I made it so I decided to make these tiny ones the next day:



1 comment:

  1. Your hollowed-out potatoes look beautiful. In Egypt people *love* hollowed out vegetables and stuff them with everything. You can buy them pre-hollowed out at the market, or get the guy who works there to hollow them out for you on the spot. Your finished product looks yummy too!

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