Colombian Buñuelos Recipe
A Colombia lunch. Ready in about 27 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 22 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 27 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 1 ½ cups cornstarch
- ¼ cup tapioca
- 1 cup feta
- 1 cup farmers cheese
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp milk
Sauces & oils
- For frying vegetable oil
Spices & seasonings (1): salt
- Pinch salt
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Place all your ingredients, except your oil in a medium bowl.
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Mix fully using your hands till soft and smooth dough is obtained.
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Form small balls using your hands.
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Heat the vegetable oil to 300°F in a deep pot.
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Drop the balls in the warm oil.
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Fry for about 3 to 4 minutes until gilden brown.
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Remove from the oil.
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Drain on a plate lined using paper towels.
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Serve.
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Frying Colombian buñuelos using your right temperature is very important.
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Your oil can't be hot or very cold.
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Be sure your oil is heated.
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Do it to 300 to 320 grades F.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.