Sorullos
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![]() A plate of sorullitos from Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
Alternative names | Sorullitos |
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Type | Bread |
Main ingredients | Cornmeal, water, salt |
Sorullos are a fried cornmeal-based dish[1] that is a staple of the Puerto Rican cuisine.[citation needed] Sorullos are served as a side dish or as appetizers (commonly known by the diminutive form sorullitos), and are sometimes stuffed with cheese.[2] They can be served with mayoketchup, coffee or dusted in confectioners' sugar.
Description[edit]
Sorullo are made of a mix of steamed water or milk, sugar, salt, butter, flour, and cornmeal, formed as sticks or logs, then fried. The flavor is usually lightly sweet, but can also be savory. Sorullos are best served hot and the texture is crisp on the outside and dense and soft in the inside.
Varieties[edit]
Sweet sorullos contain bits of corn kernels in the dough, vanilla, and coconut milk. Anis seeds and almond extract are also popular ingredients added.
Sorullitos de guayaba y queso are filled with guave and cream cheese or queso blanco. Queso blanco is fried before it is stuffed into the masa with guava paste.
Sorullos can also be stuffed with gouda cheese (known as queso de papa), cheddars, mozzarella, or other cheeses.
Sorullitos de pana are a made with breadfruit flour, cornmeal, sugar, milk, butter, and stuffed with cheese.
Serving[edit]
Sorullitos are found throughout Puerto Rico. They are considered a side dish, usually served alone as a snack with mayo-ketchup or with a sandwich in chain restaurants. They can also be served with coffee in which they are dunked.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cooks.com Recipe - Sorollos". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Albala, K. (2016). At the Table: Food and Family around the World: Food and Family around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-61069-738-5.
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