Here’s how to make potato spirals

Here’s how to make potato spirals

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Recipe: Potato spiral with blue cheese sauce 

Ingredients 

Potato spirals (readymade) - 80 to 100 g 

Refined oil - to fry 

Bechamel sauce (white sauce) - 30 g 

Fresh cream - 50 ml 

Gorgonzola (any other variety of blue veined cheese - 20 g 

Garlic - 5 g 

Butter - 10 g 

Chopped parsley - 1 g 

Parsley sprig - 1 pc 

Method 

First make the cheese sauce by taking the butter in a pan and melting it. Then add the garlic and saute. Now, add the white sauce and melt this, making it smooth in texture by adding cream. Finally add the Gorgonzola cheese to it and keep ready. 

Now, fry the potato in a fryer or any other deep pan till crisp and golden brown. Arrange this in a bowl/deep dish and pour the hot sauce on top for the garnish. Sprinkle chopped parsley and a sprig of parsley on top. 

Note: Bechamel sauce can be made in the following manner. 

For: 1 ltr. 

Refined flour - 200 g 

Butter - 200 g 

Milk - 750 ml 

Bay leaf - 2 pc 

Carrots - 10 g 

Celery - 10 g 

Onion - 1 pc 

Cloves - 5 to 6 pieces 

Method 

Take butter in a pan and melt. Put roughly cut carrots, celery and bay leaves cook for a while. Now, add the flour gradually and stir well so there are no lumps. On the other hand boil the milk, add the onion, which is studded with the cloves while boiling. Finally, cool the milk and add this to the hot flour and butter. Mix and whisk till a smooth sauce is obtained. For better texture keep some butter on the side and sprinkle on top once the sauce is done
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