Name: Fried potato sticks with salsa
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 100 min
Ingredients: 1/2 quantity basic choux pastry; 1 cup mashed potato; 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped; oil, for deep-frying; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 finely chopped small onion; 1 clove, crushed garlic; 4 chopped vine ripened tomatoes; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1/2 cup finely chopped pitted kalamata olives; 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped

Fried potato sticks with salsa

Share the taste-bud love with these fried potato sticks, covered in herbs and complemented with a spicy tomato salsa.

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Makes 30

Prep

Cook

40M

Total

1H 40M

Ingredients

1/2 quantity basic choux pastry

1 cup mashed potato

1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped

oil, for deep-frying

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 finely chopped small onion

1 clove, crushed garlic

4 chopped vine ripened tomatoes

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1/2 cup finely chopped pitted kalamata olives

1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped

Method

1.Prepare basic choux recipe. Add potato and parsley at final stage.

2.To make the salsa, heat oil in saucepan on high. Saute onion and garlic 1-2 minutes. Add tomatoes and paste. Simmer 4-5 minutes until tender. Stir olives and parsley through.

3.Transfer choux mixture to piping bag with 2cm fluted piping tube.

4.Heat oil in frying pan until a bread cube sizzles as soon as added. Pipe 10cm lengths into oil in batches. Cook 3-4 minutes, turning, until golden. Drain. Serve with salsa.

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