Bite with Belkys: Fair Foods from the Dade County Fair

The Chef: Luiz Giovanelli and Butch Netterfield

The Dish: Corn Dogs, Cheese Sticks and Old Fashioned Lemonade.

The Restaurant: The Dade County Youth Fair

Some people go to the fair for the rides, but others go to chow down, and Netterfield's is a fair favorite; they've been at it since 1926.

Ingredients for the Corn Dogs and Cheese Sticks:

• 1 cup of yellow corn meal
• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1 cup of water
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 3 teaspoons of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 8 hot dogs
• 8 of your favorite cheese cubes

Method of Preparation:

-Start with the batter by mixing yellow corn meal, flour, water, sugar, baking soda and salt.

-Then, put a hot dog on a popsicle stick and dip it into the batter. Next, place it in a deep fryer with vegetable oil.

-Let the corn dog cook for about three minutes and enjoy.

-Now, you can prepare more of the same batter and follow the same steps to make cheese sticks.

Ingredients for Old Fashioned Lemonade:

• 1 Large lemon
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• Crushed Ice
• Filtered or bottled water

Method of Preparation:

-First cut a lemon in half and squeeze out the juice.

-Leave the lemon inside the cup and fill it up with ice. Then, add sugar and water.

-Next, get a 16 ounce cup and place it over the lid of the first cup. Shake both of the cups together like if you were making a martini.

-Finally, remove one of the cups and serve.

To Plate the Dish:

You can plate the corn dogs and cheese sticks with ketchup and mustard.

Corn Dogs and Cheese Sticks serve: 8

Lemonade Serves: 1 Cup

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Miami-Dade Fair & Exposition
10901 Coral Way (SW 24th Street)
Miami, FL 33165
305-223-7060
www.fairexpo.com