Cheese Balls

Name: Cheese Balls (Bolitas de Queso)
Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Ingredients: Lard or vegetable oil (for deep-frying); Lard or vegetable oil (for deep-frying); Bread or cracker crumbs (to coat balls); Bread or cracker crumbs (to coat balls); 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 egg; ½ pound cheese, shredded (Gouda, Cheddar, or Swiss cheese); ½ pound cheese, shredded (Gouda, Cheddar, or Swiss cheese); ½ pound cheese, shredded (Gouda, Cheddar, or Swiss cheese); ½ pound cheese, shredded (Gouda, Cheddar, or Swiss cheese)

Bolitas de Queso

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Puerto Rican Cookery

By Carmen Aboy Valldejuli

Published 1983

About

Ingredients

A

½ pound cheese, shredded (Gouda, Cheddar, or Swiss cheese)
1 egg

Americas
Starter
Vegetarian
Puerto Rico
Caribbean

Method

In the small bowl of electric mixer, blend ingredients included in A at high speed.
Take mixture by teaspoons, turn into balls, coat with crumbs and deep-fry until golden brown in fat heated to 350°F.
Bemove and drain on absorbent paper. Serve immediately.