Llapingachos
Dish: Starter
Quantity: 8
Country: Ecuador
The llapingachos are a typical dish of Ecuadorian gastronomy, basically they consist of tortillas made from mashed potatoes that are then filled with cheese and cooked on the griddle until golden brown. We invite you to follow our step by step videos below, where we will teach you in detail how to prepare llapingachos, if you have any doubts or questions, leave us your comment and we will gladly answer you.
Ingredients
- 4 large potatoes peeled and cut into pieces
- 200 g. / 7 oz. grated mozzarella cheese (or the cheese of your choice)
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon achiote paste or achiote powder
- Tomato and onion pickle (optional)
- Salt to taste
- Sunflower oil
How To Make It
Step 1:
We begin the preparation of our llapingachos, for this, in a pot with boiling water, add a little salt and add the potatoes, cook for about 15 minutes or until they are soft.
Step 2:
Remove the potatoes from the pot, place them in a large bowl and mash them to a puree (add salt if necessary).
Step 3:
In a frying pan with a little oil, add the onion and achiote and cook for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and add the mashed potatoes, stir well until well integrated and until the dough takes a uniform yellow color.
Step 4:
We take a portion of the dough and make a ball, then we open a hole in the middle and fill it with grated cheese, we close the ball again as I show you in the video and then we flatten it until we get a circular shape, we repeat this step until we form all the llapingachos.
Step 5:
In a frying pan at medium temperature, we will place our llapingachos and cook them until golden brown on both sides, turning them over carefully (it is not necessary to add oil, just grease the pan a little with the help of a napkin dipped in oil).
Step 6:
Once they have browned on both sides, remove them from the pan, add some tomato and onion pickle on top (to prepare this pickle, chop some tomatoes in strips, a red onion in julienne strips, add some fresh coriander, the juice of a lemon, a little salt, mix and let it rest for 1 hour) and our delicious llapingachos are ready.
Tips To Prepare It
The llapingachos are prepared with a type of potato called chola potato, if you do not get it in your country, you can use another variety of potato, as long as it has a high level of starch.
When cooking the llapingachos, use a moderate heat, so that they brown little by little, also be very careful when turning them over, do it carefully so they don't break.
What can we accompany this recipe with?
Normally llapingachos are usually eaten at breakfast, as a starter or also as an accompaniment to many other food dishes, can be accompanied with a fried egg, peanut butter, pickled onion and tomato, avocado or sausage and chorizo, thus becoming a more complete dish and ideal for meals or lunches.
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