Llapingachos

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.