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Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce

Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce
Cooking Method
Cuisine ,
Courses
Difficulty Intermediate
Time
Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Total Time: 55 mins
Servings 3
Calories 408.46
Best Season Fall, Winter
Description

The boiled potatoes, strained through a sieve, will be completely mixed with the choux pastry in butter. With the addition of an egg, the mixture will turn into a soft, thick mass, suitable for classic Spanish churros. Drop them from a pastry bag into hot vegetable oil, fry until golden brown and serve with a spicy cheese sauce.

Products for the recipe
    For the main course
  • 3 pcs Potato (360 g)
  • Butter (40 g)
  • 1 tsp Sugar (8 g)
  • 4 tbsp Wheat flour for baking (60 g)
  • 1 pc Chicken egg (60 g)
  • 2 cups Refined sunflower oil (380 g)
  • 0.25 cup Water (50 g)
  • For the sauce
  • Butter (20 g)
  • 0.5 tsp Wheat flour for baking (4 g)
  • 0.5 cup Milk 2.5% fat (100 g)
  • 0.5 tsp Sugar (4 g)
  • Salt (1 g)
  • 2 slices Processed cheese (36 g)
  • 1 tsp Ground chili pepper (5 g)
Step-by-step photo recipe
    GETTING READY
  1. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - getting ready
    Wash and peel the potatoes. Prepare a saucepan, a sieve, a saucepan, a deep frying pan, a pastry bag with a star-shaped nozzle with a diameter of 6-7 mm.
  2. STEP 1
  3. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - step 1
    Cut the tubers into 4 pieces, put them in a saucepan. Fill with water so that it completely covers the potatoes. Put on high heat and bring the water to a boil.
  4. STEP 2
  5. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - step 2
    Reduce heat to medium and cook potatoes for 15-20 minutes until tender. Drain water from pan and let potatoes cool slightly. Place potatoes in small portions in a sieve and press with a spatula into a bowl.
  6. STEP 3
  7. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - step 3
    Combine ¼ cup water, 1 tbsp butter and 1 tsp sugar in a saucepan. Heat everything over low heat, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until smooth.
  8. STEP 4
  9. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - step 4
    Pour 4 tbsp of flour into the saucepan, mix thoroughly until a thick dough forms. Heat the dough, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and cool the mixture a little.
  10. STEP 5
  11. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - step 5
    Transfer the choux pastry to a bowl with the mashed potatoes, beat the egg and knead into a thick, soft dough. Transfer the dough to a pastry bag.
  12. STEP 6
  13. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - step 6
    Pour vegetable oil into a deep frying pan and heat it over high heat. Pipe strips of churros about 6-7 cm long from a pastry bag into the hot oil. Fry the churros until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the fried churros to a plate with paper towels to get rid of excess oil.
  14. STEP 7
  15. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - step 7
    Place the saucepan on medium heat, put 0.5 tbsp of butter in it and melt it until liquid. Pour 0.5 tsp of flour into the butter, mix well.
  16. STEP 8
  17. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - step 8
    Pour milk into a saucepan, add 0.5 tsp sugar, salt and ground chili pepper. Stir until smooth. Put slices of processed cheese into the resulting sauce. Heat, stirring, until the cheese is completely melted.
  18. STEP 9
  19. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - step 9
    Pour the sauce into a pretty bowl or cup. Transfer the potato churros to a serving plate.
  20. MAKE AN IMPRESSION
  21. Potato Churros with Cheese Sauce - make an impression
    Serve potato churros with hot cheese sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 3


Amount Per Serving
Calories 408.46kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 39.44g61%
Total Carbohydrate 11.33g4%
Protein 2.74g6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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