Tortitas de Papa
Potato and cheese cakes fried until golden and served with a simple tomato sauce.
Prep
12 min
Cook
18 min
Total
30 min
Serves
4
Per serving
484 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Mix the mashed potato with the crumbled queso fresco, beaten eggs, plain flour and salt.
Step 2: Shape into patties and chill them briefly so they hold together.
Step 3: Blend the tomato, white onion and garlic and simmer into a loose sauce.
Step 4: Fry the patties in the vegetable oil until golden on both sides and hot through.
Step 5: Serve in the tomato sauce with fresh coriander.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 700 gPotato — boiled and mashed
- 150 gQueso fresco — crumbled
- 2 wholeEgg — beaten
- 40 gPlain flour
- 4 wholeTomato — chopped
- ½ wholeWhite onion — chopped
- 2 clovesGarlic
- 60 mlVegetable oil — absorbed during frying
- 1 ¼ tspSalt
- 10 gFresh coriander — chopped
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 484 kcal
- Protein
- 16.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 44.9 g
- Fat
- 27.1 g
- Saturated fat
- 8.1 g
- Fibre
- 5.7 g
- Sugar
- 6.1 g
- Sodium
- 942 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.