Tortitas De Papa (Potato Cakes)


Photo: Maria Marcella Galvan
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Ingredients

1 pound potatoes
1/2 cup cheese (monterrey jack or mozarella) grated
6 eggs (separate whites from yolks and with mixer do
1/2 CIP vegetable
spices (I use oregano, parsley and
salt and pepper

Preparation

1
Peel potatoes, cut in cubes and boil them in water until soft.
2
Drain and mash them lightly. Let them cool for 10 minutes.
3
Add cheese, salt and pepper and spices to taste.
4
Mashed until all the ingredients are mixed and you have a manageable paste.
5
In a large skillet heat the vegetable oil. It will be hot enough when you drop into it a little bit of the egg it bubbles.
6
With your hands make a potato cake (not to big, not to small...) dip it into the egg and put on the cooking pan with oil immediately to fry...while frying on one side put some of the same oil on top with a spoon SLOWLY...this will make them fluffy!
7
Let it fry for about 5 minutes or until it turns light brown and flip it over. Let the other side cook the same way.
8
Remove from oil and place on a paper towel that’ll absorb the extra oil.
9
Serve as a side dish...my favorite is rice with corn....
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Yield:

4 servings

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 10:36pm

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