Friday, June 09, 2006

World Cup Recipes - day 1 - Ecuador

Poland v Ecuador
Gelsenkirchen, 2000 (GMT)

From 'Galapagos and Ecuador Guide'...

Llapingachos: Little smashed potatoes pancakes with achiote (a natural red color seed) stuffed with cheese, served with thick red sausages, eggs, lettuce, avocado.

LLAPINGACHOS (Potato Cakes) Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and sliced
  • 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) butter
  • 2 medium onions, finely chopped
  • 2 cups Munster cheese, shredded lard, butter, or oil
  • salt

HOW TO PREPARE:

Boil the potatoes in salted water until soft. Drain and mash. Heat the butter in a skillet and saute the onions until they are very soft. Add the onions to the mashed potatoes, mixing well. Shape the potatoes into 12 balls.

Divide the cheese into 12 parts and stuff each of the potato balls with the cheese, flattening them as you do so into cakes or patties about 1 inch thick. Chill in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.

In enough lard, butter, or oil (with or without annatto as you please) to cover the bottom of a skillet, saute the potato cakes until they are golden brown on both sides.

Serve with peanut sauce.

More suggestions for this meal here, and here

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