Chilean Milcao

Name: Chilean Milcao
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 500g raw potatoes, grated; 500g cooked potatoes, mashed; 100g pork cracklings, chopped; Oil, for frying

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About this dish

A dense potato pancake made from both raw and cooked grated potato, pan-fried until golden.

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Ingredients

🥔500g raw potatoes, grated

🥔500g cooked potatoes, mashed

🥓100g pork cracklings, chopped

🛢️Oil, for frying

Method

Serves 2

Squeeze excess liquid from the grated raw potato.

Mix with mashed cooked potato and pork cracklings.

Shape into small patties.

Fry in oil until golden and crisp on both sides.

Serve warm.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Milcao is a traditional dish from Chiloé Island, southern Chile, made from a distinctive mix of raw and cooked potato.

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