Sorullos

Sorullos
	A plate of sorullitos from Ponce, Puerto Rico
Alternative names	Sorullitos
Type	Fritter
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

Sorullo are made of a mix of steamed water or milk, sugar, salt, butter, and cornmeal; formed as sticks or logs, then fried. Alternatively, it can be shaped as a disk instead; in this case they are called "tortitas de maíz" (corn fritters). 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

"Sorullos de guayaba y queso" are filled with guava and cream cheese or queso blanco.

Sorullos can also be stuffed with cheese and lunch meat. Any melting cheese can be stuffed into sorullos but Edam cheese (known as queso de bola) is the most traditional. Manchego, parmesan, and montebello (a local cheese) can be grated into the corn dough.

There are also recipes containing bits of corn kernels, coconut milk (known as sorullos de coco), and green or yellow boiled mashed plantains added (sorullos de plátano).

In some areas in Puerto Rico a "tortitas de maíz" isn't a round sorullo but a pancake made with cornmeal, baking powder, milk or buttermilk, coconut milk, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and topped with powder sugar and cinnamon. They also can be served with fruit and syrup.

Serving

Sorullitos are found throughout Puerto Rico. They are considered a side dish, usually served alone as a snack with guava sauce, mayo-ketchup or as a French fry substitute for burgers and sandwiches. They can also be served with coffee in which they are dunked.