Llapingachos Receta Food

LLAPINGACHOS

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes (with the skin) until they are tender.
• While the potatoes are cooking, heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat to make a refrito.
• Add the scallions and achiote, mix well and sauté until scallions are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes and peel them.
• In a large salad bowl, mash the potatoes with a potato masher, then add the onion refrito.
• Season with salt.
• Cover the dough and let stand at room temperature for 1h30.
• Mix the dough well.
• Form small balls the size of a golf ball.
• Make a hole in the middle of each ball and fill it with grated cheese.
• After stuffing them with cheese, shape each ball into thick patties and let them rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Using a brush, lightly grease a hot griddle or pan and cook the patties on both sides until they are golden brown, taking care to turn gently as they can be fragile.
• Serve hot with fried egg, peanut sauce, curtido, avocado slices and hot sauce.

LLAPINGACHOS OR ECUADORIAN STUFFED POTATO PATTIES

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes until soft.
• Heat the oil over medium high heat to make a refrito, add the onions and achiote, cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Mash the potatoes, mix in the onion refrito and salt to taste.
• Cover the potato dough and let it sit at room temperature for about an hour.
• Make small golf size balls with the potato dough.
• Make a hole in the middle of each ball and fill with the grated or crumbled cheese.
• Shape the dough into thick patties and let rest in the refrigerator for about ½ to 1 hour.
• Cook the patties on a hot griddle until browned on each side, be careful when turning them as they will be very delicate.
• Serve with a fried egg, peanut sauce, tomato and onion curtido, avocado slices and hot sauce.

LLAPINGACHOS (ECUADOREAN POTATO PANCAKES WITH CHEESE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Peel and dice potatoes.
• Boil in salted water until very tender.
• Save ½ deciliter (about 1/4 cup) of the boiling water.
• Mash potatoes evenly and add boiling water, turmeric/annatto and chopped onion.
• Salt to taste.
• Cover with a tea towel and leave in a warm place for at least three hours.
• Prepare cheese sauce while mash is resting.
• CHEESE SAUCE: Mix chopped red onion well with salt and leave for 20 minutes.
• Rinse onion in cold water, then add lemon juice and sugar.
• Chop tomato and eggs finely.
• Put cream cheese in a pot, and add milk until the sauce is like thin mayonnaise.
• Heat slowly.
• Stir in tomato, eggs and onion, plus salt and pepper to taste--I add a little extra lemon juice as well to take some of the"heaviness" out of the sauce.
• Serve at room temperature or warm, not hot.
• While sauce is cooling, add mozzarella to potato mix.
• Roll the"dough" into small balls by hand, wetting your hands a little between each.
• Flatten balls into patties approximately.
• 1 cm thick and 6 cm in diameter.
• Brush pan with oil (not too much) and fry at medium heat until crisp and golden.
• Brush upside of each pancake with oil before flipping the cakes VERY GENTLY.
• Don't undercook, or they'll fall apart.
• Serve hot and fresh with cheese sauce and a salad.

LLAPINGACHOS - POTATO CAKES FILLED WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• ENGLISH:.
• Boil the potatoes and mash, or use leftover mashed potatoes.
• Saute the onion in oil until very soft, mix the cooked onions and the egg yolk in with potatoes,.
• Shape the potato mixture into equal sized balls.
• Poke a hole in each ball and stuff with the cheese, then seal the hole. Flatten into patties.
• They work better when chilled before sauteing in oil until nicely browned.
• Note:.
• The cheese may also be mixed in with the potato and onion mixture before the patties are made.
• SPANISH:.
• Haga un refrito con la cebolla y el aceite.
• Haga hervir las papas con sal y cuando esten suaves aplstelas hasta formar un pure Agrege a la papa el refrito y con estas haga bolitas.
• Haga un hueco en las bolitas y en el meta el queso, cierrelos hasta que tomen la forma de unas gruesas tortillas.
• Pongalos en un sarten hasta que doren.