Salchipapas (French Fries with Hot Dog) Serves 4 people – 1 potato and hot dog per person.
Salchipapas are typical South American junk food. Salchipapas are typically topped with tomato onion salsa and salsa rosada. I would love to say that the Downing family never eats junk food but the truth is that 3 out of seven Downings enjoy this guilty pleasure.
Ingredients:
Oil for frying
4 large potatoes, peeled and cut into thin or thick fries
4 hot dogs, cut in half, with crosswise cuts on the ends
Salsa rosada (for about 2 ½ cups of sauce):
1 large egg
1 ½ tbs diced white onion
Juice of two limes
¾ cup sunflower oil
1 tbs milk
8 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
Salt to taste
Optional: 1 red chili pepper, seeded
Instructions Salsa rosada
First. Blend the egg, diced onion, and lime juice until the onions are completely crushed.
Then. Blend in the oil slowly until the mixture thickens into a sauce.
Then. Add the milk
Then. Pour most of the sauce into a blender. Add the diced tomatoes (and hot peppers if you desire) and puree.
Then. Pour the puree back into the remaining sauce and mix. Taste and add salt if needed.
Then. Refrigerate until the Salchipapas are done.
Salchipapas
First. Soak the potatoes in cold water for 30 minutes.
Then. Drain and dry the potatoes, meanwhile heat the oil to 350 F in a deep pan.
Then. Fry the potatoes and cook until they are tender, but don’t brown them.
Then. Remove the fries, drain the grease and let them cool down for one hour.
Then. Re-heat the oil to 375 F and add the fries, cook until they are golden and crispy.
Then. Add the hot dogs during the last 3 minutes of cooking the French fries.
Then. Remove the French fries and hot dog, drain the grease and serve hot with the salsa rosada.