World Cuisines

Llapingachos

Ecuador

The potato cakes: llapingachos — mashed potato patties stuffed with cheese, griddled until golden, served with peanut sauce, chorizo or fritada, fried egg, avocado and curtido — the highlands' favourite plate.

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The potato cakes: llapingachos — mashed potato patties stuffed with cheese, griddled until golden, served with peanut sauce, chorizo or fritada, fried egg, avocado and curtido — the highlands' favourite plate. Ingredients: potatoes, cheese (queso fresco), achiote oil, scallions; peanut sauce (peanuts, milk, onion, cilantro), eggs, avocado, lettuce, tomato curtido. Recipe: 1) Mash potatoes with achiote oil and salt; rest. 2) Form patties around cheese. 3) Griddle until crisp and golden. 4) Serve with peanut sauce and the full company. Serve: at markets in Ambato and Riobamba and everywhere else. Flavor: crisp-creamy potato, nutty sauce. History: llapingachos are Kichwa highland food (llapina, to mash) — the potato's homeland honours it. See also: Encebollado, Fanesca.

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