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

Name: Deep Fried Corn Meal Sticks (Sorullitos de Maiz) with Dipping Sauce
Total time: 60
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 3 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 ½ cups cornmeal, or as needed; 3 cups vegetable oil for frying; vegetable oil; ½ cup mayonnaise, or to taste; ¼ cup ketchup; 1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste (Optional)

Recipe by Marisa Nicholls from allrecipes.com

Appetizer,Snack 60 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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2 cups water
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3 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 ½ cups cornmeal, or as needed

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3 cups vegetable oil for frying
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vegetable oil
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½ cup mayonnaise, or to taste
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¼ cup ketchup
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1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste (Optional)

Instructions

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan and stir in sugar, butter, and salt until sugar has dissolved. Turn heat to low and whisk in 1 cup of cornmeal until smooth. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup cornmeal to make a very thick, workable dough.
Heat 3 cups vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease your hands well with 2 teaspoons of oil and scoop about 3 tablespoons of cornmeal dough; roll the dough 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. Deep-fry the cornmeal sticks until golden brown, working in batches of 3 or 4 at a time. Drain fried cornmeal sticks on paper towels and keep warm.
Mix mayonnaise, ketchup, and garlic salt in a bowl until well combined; serve cornmeal sticks with the sauce for dipping.