Papas Rellenas

Name: Papas Rellenas
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 1kg potatoes, boiled and mashed; 300g picadillo (seasoned minced beef); 2 eggs, beaten, for coating; Oil, for deep frying

Papas Rellenas/PAH-pahs reh-YEH-nahs/

Also known as: Cuban Stuffed Potato Balls

About this dish

Mashed potato balls stuffed with seasoned picadillo and deep-fried until golden.

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Ingredients

🥔1kg potatoes, boiled and mashed

🥩300g picadillo (seasoned minced beef)

🥚2 eggs, beaten, for coating

🫒Oil, for deep frying

Method

Serves 4

Mash the boiled potatoes until smooth.

Shape a portion of mashed potato into a flat disc.

Place a spoonful of picadillo in the center and fold the potato around it into a ball.

Dip each ball in beaten egg and coat in breadcrumbs.

Deep-fry until golden and crisp on the outside.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Papas rellenas are a popular Cuban snack, a ball of mashed potato wrapped around a savory minced meat filling and fried.

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