Crazy Corn Pommes

I name this food the "crazy corn pommes" because they are made in

such an unbelievably easy way with only minimum ingredients.

Actually this recipe was born while i was testing my mini arepas.

I make my arepas with almost the same ingredients as well.

This snack will calmly ease your fast food / chips cravings.

There are a lot of corn meal in the store.

But please select this white or yellow pre-cooked corn meal.

They are not polenta, nor corn flour.(and of course not corn starch at all)

Ingredients (for 8 sticks)

1/2 cup Harina de mais (Pre-cooked corn meal)

1/2 cup ＋ 30ml Hot water(90℃）

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp Greek mixed spice ( Any spice you like)

Oil for frying ( I use about 50ml of peanut oil usually)

You could use olive oil , I also do so sometimes.

But the pommes are not going to be crispy enough.

In the workshop I use peanut oil.

Select your choice of heat stable oil.

STEP 1

Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

STEP 2

Pour in all the boiled water.

STEP 3

Stir with a spoon.

STEP 4

It forms a lump that looks like dried mash potato.

And it's time to form a ball with wet hands or using a plastic wrap.

STEP 5

Just for a ball like shape first then wrap it.

They are not sticky.

STEP 6

Make it flat and then into this rectangular shape.

Optionally support the edge of the dough with using 2 sticks so it will be evenly flat. Nothing will stick to hand at this point.

STEP 7

Unwrap the dough and slice into 8-9 sticks with using a wet knife.

STEP 8

Warm oil in a frying pan.

Fry them until golden. (Each side takes 2-3 minutes)

When you want to flip sides, please only touch the golden crispy side.

The white part is too soft and fragile.

STEP 9

Fry them until golden.

Done :)

Serve it with some lemon/salt.