Peruvian Stuffed Potatoes Papa Rellena

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/4 lbs potatoes
• salt
• pepper
• 4 eggs (1 fresh and 3 hardboiled)
• 6 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 kg ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 6 seeded black olives, cut in 4
• 1/2 cup tomato, diced, peeled and seeded
• 1 teaspoon minced parsley
• 1 teaspoon minced cilantro
• 1/4 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 preparation:
• 2 wash potatoes and place them in a medium size pan with salted water. bring to a boil. cook until soft. remove from heat. peel.
• 3 force potatoes through a strainer or a potato masher. cool. add 1 egg and knead dough until smooth and soft.
• 4 pour 2 or 3 tablespoons oil in a large size skillet. cook onion and garlic until golden.
• 5 add ground beef. add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes. add parsley, cilantro, olives, hardboiled eggs and raisins. season with salt, pepper and paprika.
• 6 flour hands and take a portion (about ½ cup) of potato mixture. place it in the palm of your hand. flatten it and place 1 tablespoon of filling (approximately) in the center.
• 7 fold it and close by pressing ends. it must have an oval shape.flour croquettes and set them aside. repeat this process with the rest of potato.
• 8 heat oil in a medium size pan and fry papa rellena until golden.
• 9 papa rellena is served with rice and onion creole sauce.
• 10 8 servings.