How to make Pimiento Cheese Stick
Pimiento Cheese Sticks Recipe is a popular snack or merienda here in the Philippines. This cheese sticks are deep fried with pimiento, it often serves as an appetizer paired with an assortment of dipping sauces like guacamole dip or spicy mayo. Pimiento cheese is a common and one of the great dishes in the Southern United States.
Pimiento is a word borrowed from the Spanish language; it is a large, heart-shaped red chili pepper and its flesh is sweet and aromatic than the red bell pepper. There are many variations on which kind of cheeses to use like Velveeta, American cheese or any other quickmelt cheese.
Pimiento Cheese Stick Ingredients: |
- 470g Quickmelt Cheese
- 1 can pimento, drained and cut into strips
- 40 Lumpia wrapper
- 2 tbsp. of water
- 1 cup oil, for frying
Dip:
- Mayo Dip (equal portion of mayo & tomato ketchup)
- Spicy Mayo Dip (equal portion of mayo & hot chili sauce)
- or Guacamole Dip, bottled.
