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The Best Tequeños Recipe

February 26, 2018 by Tiffany 11 Comments

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Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe and you won’t be disappointed. Brought to you all the way from Venezuela. Ideal appetizer for parties.

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Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe and you won't be disappointed. Brought to you all the way from Venezuela. Ideal appetizer for parties.

The Best Tequeños Recipe

Well hello there! glad you came by since today I made the cheesiest appetizer you will ever try: Venezuelan Tequeños.

If you’ve never heard of these, they are dough that is wrapped in cheese and fried to golden perfection.

Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe and you won't be disappointed. Brought to you all the way from Venezuela. Close up on the cheese

Do your attention now?

Because there’s a video below to show you how EASY they are to make fun as well.

Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe on the planet! Make them for parties and celebrations

I usually recruit my little ones to help with the wrapping part. They’re becoming quite the experts. 🙂

Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe on the planet! Make them for parties and celebrations

If you grew up in Venezuela, you’d know that there isn’t a party, whether is a kid’s birthday or an elegant wedding where Tequeños are not present. To me, it symbolizes joy and celebration.

We don’t need the excuse of a party to make these. My girls love eating them for breakfast, or even a snack while they’re doing their homework.

Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe. An awesome appetizer or finger food for parties.

Last year I posted a shortcut Tequeños recipe that only required 3 ingredients. Today I am showing you the real version that is 10000x times better than any other recipe out there.

Why?

Because I’ve tried them all and made my own.

Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe and you won't be disappointed. Check out how melty the cheese is

It took me a while to come out with the Best Tequeños Recipe. But alas, I finally nailed it!

It was so exciting that I decided to make a video. Check it out below:

Keep in mind that the most important part of this recipe is the CHEESE. You can’t use mozzarella, or any other white cheese since it will melt and dissolve away.

Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe made with Tropical Queso de Freir.

For these Tequeños, I used Latin Queso de Freir since it withstands the oil while frying and it’ll softens without completely melting.

Serve them in these cute frying baskets. 

I hope you can try The Best Tequeños Recipe at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet. I promise to repost it.

Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe on the planet! Make them for parties and celebrations
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The Best Tequeños

Fried until crispy golden with a cheesy center, try the Best Tequeños Recipe and you won't be disappointed. Brought to you all the way from Venezuela. Ideal appetizer for parties.
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Venezuelan
Keyword: fried cheese, homemade tequenos, tequenos
Servings: 16 Tequeños
Calories: 203kcal

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Semi-Soft White Cheese
  • 3 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 2 tablespoons Butter melted
  • 1/2 cup Water warm
  • 1 1/2 cups Vegetable Oil for frying
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Place flour in a bowl. Add the salt and baking powder. Mix
  • Add the eggs and mix with a wooden spoon
  • Add the butter and stir
  • Finally add the warm water and knead with your hands until the dough is smooth
  • Cover and let it rest for 10 minutes
  • Meanwhile, cut the cheese into 3/4" sticks
  • With a rolling pin, roll the dough into a rectangle, 1/4" thick
  • Use a pizza cutter or knife to slice the rectangle into long strips
  • One at a time, wrap the cheese stick diagonally using each strip. Make sure that the cheese is completely enrobed. Roll the Tequeño on the table to ensure that the edges are sealed. Repeat with the rest of the cheese and strips
  • Heat oil to 350 Degrees F
  • Fry 4-5 Tequeños at a time until golden brown. Remove form the oil and drain with a paper towel. 

Notes

Tequeños can be frozen raw and fried when needed without the thawing them out.
Tequeños can be fried for a few seconds, frozen, and then heated in the toaster oven.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Tequeño | Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 521mg | Potassium: 38mg | Vitamin A: 75IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1.2mg

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Comments

  1. Carlina says

    February 13, 2019 at 10:46 am

    Can they be baked as well?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      February 13, 2019 at 1:56 pm

      I’ve tried baking them but the cheese oozes out before the dough has finished cooking so I definitely don’t recommend it

      Reply
  2. Phaneuf says

    December 29, 2019 at 8:34 pm

    Have you use an air fryer instead of frying them in oil? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      December 30, 2019 at 1:50 pm

      I’ve never used it in the air fryer – so I do not if the cheese will melt and ooze out before the pastry is completely cooked

      Reply
      • Phaneuf says

        January 2, 2020 at 12:20 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
        • Kim Paez says

          April 13, 2020 at 11:56 am

          I had the same question… Didi you end up trying it in the airfryer?

          Reply
          • Tiffany says

            April 13, 2020 at 12:36 pm

            Airfryer is basically a convection oven. The cheese oozed out before the pastry was completely cooked. I don’t recommend it.

      • Marlon Urbina says

        June 27, 2021 at 12:28 pm

        Since you are emphasizing that you don’t recommend the recipe (or tequeños, for that matter), It is obvious that you have never cooked tequeños before.

        First off, the cheese oozes out because the tequeño has not been assembled correctly, especially on its ends. The kneading technique is essential to give the dough the perfect properties to keep itself together.

        Secondly, the cheese will melt while the dough gets crispy during frying process. Temperature and cooking time are key factors that need to be perfectly balanced while making tequeños.

        I hope this information can help you review your procedure to make tequeños.

        Reply
        • Tiffany says

          June 29, 2021 at 1:34 pm

          Hi Marlon! thank you for your comment! assembly of the tequeno is in the video above.

          Reply
  3. Kim says

    July 8, 2022 at 9:56 pm

    What if you can’t find this cheese? Any other suggestions?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      July 11, 2022 at 8:42 am

      yes! mozzarella

      Reply
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