Deep Fried Corn Meal Sticks (Sorullitos de Maiz) with Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

For 6 servings

• •2 tasse water
• •3 c. à soupe white sugar, or more to taste
• •1 c. à soupe butter
• •1 c. à café salt
• •1.5 tasse cornmeal, or as needed
• •3 tasse vegetable oil for frying
• •vegetable oil
• •0.5 tasse mayonnaise, or to taste
• •0.25 tasse ketchup
• •1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste

Method

1. 1.Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in sugar, butter, and salt; cook until sugar dissolved. Reduce heat to low; whisk in 1 cup cornmeal until smooth. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup cornmeal to make a very thick, workable dough.
2. 2.Heat 3 cups vegetable oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. 3.Meanwhile, grease your hands well with 2 teaspoons vegetable oil. Scoop about 3 tablespoons cornmeal dough; roll into a ball, then shape into a 3-inch long stick about 1/2-inch wide. Repeat with remaining dough, oiling your hands as needed.
4. 4.Deep fry cornmeal sticks, working in batches of 3 or 4 at a time, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and keep warm.
5. 5.Whisk mayonnaise, ketchup, and garlic salt together in a bowl until well combined. Serve cornmeal sticks with dipping sauce.