Frita

Directions

Sauce:

1. Combine the oil, tomato paste, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper in a small saucepan set over medium heat.
2. Cook the mixture for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until it is fragrant and rusty in color.
3. Whisk in the water, vinegar, sugar, and salt until smooth.
4. Bring the mixture to a boil before reducing the heat to low and simmering for 10–15 minutes, whisking occasionally.
5. Remove the mixture from the heat and let it cool.

Shoestring Potatoes:

6. Preheat the oven to 200°F.
7. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat and then add the shoestring potatoes.
8. Fry the potatoes, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes or until they are hot and slightly golden.
9. Transfer the potatoes to a baking dish and place them in the warm oven until they are needed to assemble the sandwiches.

Fritas (Burgers):

10. Mix together the beef, pork, garlic, and onion in a large bowl until well combined.
11. Blend in the ketchup, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper.
12. Form the meat mixture into six patties and fry them on a griddle or in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Just before they are cooked to medium well, reduce the heat to medium-low and cover them in the sauce.
13. Continue frying for about 1 minute or until the patties are cooked through and then remove them from the heat.

Assembly:

14. Spread sauce onto the inside of each bun.
15. Place a patty onto each of the bottom halves of the buns.
16. Pile about a ½ cup of the shoestring potatoes onto each patty and top them with the other halves of the buns.
17. Serve the fritas hot with additional shoestring potatoes on the side.