These Cheesy Fritters are mouth-watering knobs of cheese-filled dough that cut straight to the heart of delicious, traditional Spanish tapas. Enjoy with your favourite bite-sized snacks, such as grilled capsicum, olives and cheese.
Time: 1 hour
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 25g butter
- 1g table salt
- 40g plain flour
- 2 eggs
- 25g grated manchego or cheddar cheese
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
- vegetable oil, for deep frying
- garlic mayonnaise, to serve
Method
Place 50ml water, the butter and salt in a pan and bring to the boil. Add the flour, remove from the heat and mix with a wooden spoon for about 30 seconds until well-combined and the mixture has become a ball that pulls away from the sides of the pan.
Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring each one into the dough completely before adding the next one. The mixture should have the consistency of thick yogurt at this point. Add the grated cheese, garlic and spring onion and mix until well combined.
Pour enough oil into a deep pan to cover the base by about 3cm. Heat until a cube of day-old bread dropped into the oil turns golden in about 30 seconds. Alternatively, heat a deep fryer to 180°C.
Use a couple of spoons to start dropping in knobs of dough about the size of a walnut. The dough should start frying and puff up immediately. After a few seconds they will turn over by themselves. Leave them in the oil until they turn golden brown, about 2 minutes, then scoop out with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Cook in batches so that the oil doesn’t cool down too much. Your buñuelos (fritters) should have a delicate crispness on the outside and be pretty much all air on the inside. Serve with Alioli or Romesco Sauce.
Recipe taken from Spanish Made Simple by Omar Allibhoy
Spanish food can be incredibly easy to make at home. In Spanish Made Simple, Omar Allibhoy, the chef behind the Tapas Revolution restaurants, guides you through the basics of 100 key Spanish dishes. All the ingredients are available from supermarkets and you don’t need to be an expert cook. Spanish cooking is characterised by deep flavours, vibrant colour and minimal ingredients so you will learn to make a paella that packs a punch without spending hours in the kitchen, cook up a tapas feast for friends, and even whip up a delectable Spanish dessert in minutes. Sunny and delicious, informal and everyday, Spanish cooking is for everyone, from skilled chefs to complete beginners, and Omar tells you how.
You can purchase Spanish Made Simple at cooked.com.
Published by Hardie Grant Books.
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