Tapas Fried Dough Balls With Fiery Salsa

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 450 g flour
• 5 ml easy-blend dried yeast
• 5 ml salt
• 30 ml chopped fresh parsley
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 30 ml olive oil
• vegetable oil (for frying)
• 6 hot red chili peppers, seeded and rough chopped
• 1 onion, rough chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, quartered
• 1 inch gingerroot, rough chopped
• 450 g tomatoes, rough chopped
• 30 ml olive oil
• 1 pinch sugar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 sift flour into a bowl. stir in yeast and salt and make a well in the centre.
• 2 add parsley, garlic, olive oil and enough warm water to make a firm dough.
• 3 turn out on lightly floured surface; knead about 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.
• 4 rub dough with a little of the oil, place into a clean bowl,cover with cling film and allow to sit 1 hour or until doubled.
• 5 meanwhile to make the salsa, combine chilies, onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
• 6 add tomatoes and olive oil,process until smooth.
• 7 sieve the mixture into a saucepan.add sugar, salt and pepper to your taste preference and allow to gently simmer 15 minutes.
• 8 do not bring salsa to the boil.
• 9 roll the dough into approximately 40 balls. shallow fry in hot oil 4-5 minutes each until golden and crisp.
• 10 drain on kitchen roll and serve immediately with a bowl of fiery salsa.