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Papas Rellenas (Stuffed Potatoes)

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  • Yield: 8-10 potatoes 1x

Ingredients

Scale

Dough

  • 6 medium russet potatoes
  • Salt to taste
  • Water (enough to cover the potatoes)

Filling

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ cup seedless tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 green onions (white part only), chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¼ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 packet Sazón Goya (you can also use 1 tsp Triguisar, food coloring, achiote powder)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ lb lean ground beef
  • 1 boiled egg, chopped (optional)
  • ¼ cup cooked white rice (optional)

Batter

  • 3 large eggs
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying (vegetable, canola, corn)

Instructions

  1. Peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes. Put them in a pot, cover them with enough water and add salt. Cover and cook for about 20-25 minutes on medium heat or until soft.
  2. Once the potatoes are cooked, drain them and put them back on the stove for about 1 minute to evaporate the excess liquid. Then put them in a large container and mash them. Set them aside to let them cool. Once cooled, knead them with your hand to make a smooth dough.
  3. Heat oil in a large pan, add the tomatoes, green onion and garlic and cook on medium heat for about 5-7 minutes or until the they soften. Add the ground cumin, the Sazón, and salt and pepper and cook for 1-2 more minutes.
  4. Add the ground beef to the cooked tomatoes and break it up with the help of a spatula. Cook the meat thoroughly. Taste for seasoning and add salt if necessary.
  5. To make the stuffed potatoes with eggs and rice (optional): Mix half of the amount of ground beef with the boiled egg and cooked rice.
  6. To make regular potatoes, place a small ball of potato in the center of a tortilla press covered with plastic and press to flatten it. You can also place it between two pieces of plastic and flatten it with the bottom of a small saucepan, a dish or even your hands.
  7. Add two tablespoons of filling to the flattened potato mixture and close it with the help of the plastic bag making sure all the filling stays inside. Finish rounding up the dough with the help of your hands until you end up with a perfect ball. Repeat this process until you run out of potato and/or filling.
  8. In a small bowl beat the eggs with the flour and salt.
  9. Carefully cover each ball with the batter and fry in enough oil at 350ºF (180ºC) for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove them from the oil and let them drain on paper towels.
  10. Serve them hot or cold with Colombian hot sauce.

Find it online: https://sweetysalado.com/en/colombian-papas-rellenas-potato-turnovers/