Tequeños (Venezuelan Breaded Cheese Sticks)
A tequeño is prepared with a bread dough with white cheese (queso blanco) in the middle. It is formed into a bread stick and then fried. It is one of the most popular snack foods in parties, especially weddings. It is said that a party is not a true Venezuelan party without tequeños.
Ingredients
- 1 kg flour
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 kg white soft cheese
Instructions
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1Mix the flour, oil, egg, salt and sugar in a bowl to make a dough.
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2While kneading, add 1–2 tablespoons water. Keep kneading until it does not stick to your hands.
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3Let the dough rest for 1–2 hours.
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4While the dough is resting, cut the cheese into finger-like strips, roughly 1 x 1 x 7 cm (½ x ½ x 3 inches).
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5After the dough has rested, shape it into palm sized balls.
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6Roll them out until they are ½ cm (¼–0.125 inch) thick.
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7Cut the rolled-out dough into long strips that are 1½ cm (¾ inch) wide.
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8Wrap the cheese strips with the dough strips.
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9Make sure you cover all the cheese and seal it inside the dough, because otherwise the cheese will leak out of the dough when frying.
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10After you have wrapped the cheese in dough, dust the raw tequeños with flour and deep fry them in hot oil until golden.
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11Serve with guasacaca, in either its mild (green) or spicy (red) formats.
- Category
- Appetizers
- Method
- Frying
Dietary Information
Vegetarian
Recipe Attribution
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Printed on October 28, 2026