{"id":1550,"date":"2011-12-12T12:54:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T19:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recipes.cuppylicious.net\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2011-12-12T12:54:17","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T19:54:17","slug":"papas-rellenas-de-pescado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/recipes.cuppylicious.net\/?p=1550","title":{"rendered":"Papas Rellenas (de pescado)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Papas<\/a>

Papas Rellenas de Pescado (potatoes stuffed with fish)<\/p><\/div>\n

Kathlyn of Bake Like a Ninja<\/a> was our Daring Cooks\u2019 March 2011 hostess. Kathlyn challenged us to make two classic Peruvian dishes: Ceviche de Pescado from \u201cPeruvian Cooking \u2013 Basic Recipes\u201d by Annik Franco Barreau. And Papas Rellenas (de carne) adapted from a home recipe by Kathlyn\u2019s Spanish teacher, Mayra.<\/p>\n

Total time: About 3 hours.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>
\nFor the dough:
\n2\u00bc lb (1 kg) russet potatoes
\n1 large egg<\/p>\n

For the filling:
\n2 tablespoon (30 ml) of a light flavored oil
\n\u00bd lb (250 grams) ground (minced) beef (I used flaked cod)<\/em><\/span>
\n6 black olives, pitted and chopped (use more if you love olives)
\n3 hard boiled large eggs, chopped
\n1 small onion, finely diced (about 1 cup (240 ml))
\n\u00bd cup (120 ml) (90 gm) (3 oz) raisins, soaked in 1 cup (240 ml) boiling water for 10 minutes, then minced
\n1 finely diced aji pepper (ok to sub jalape\u00f1o or other pepper \u2013 if you are shy about heat, use less)
\n2 cloves garlic, minced or passed through a press (if you love garlic, add more)
\n1 teaspoon (5 ml) (4 gm) (1\/8 oz) ground cumin (use more if you like cumin)
\n\u00bd teaspoon (2.5 ml) (2 gm) (1\/16 oz) sweet paprika
\n\u00bc c. white wine, water or beef stock for deglazing
\nSalt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n

For the final preparation:
\n1 large egg, beaten
\n1 cup (240 ml) (140 gm) (5 oz) all-purpose flour
\nDash cayenne pepper
\nDash salt
\n1 cup dry (240 ml) (110 gm) (4 oz) or fresh (240 ml) (60 gm) (2 oz) bread crumbs (you can use regular, panko, make your own or use store-bought)
\nOil for frying (enough for 2\u201d (50 mm) in a heavy pan like a medium sized dutch oven)<\/p>\n

Directions<\/strong>
\nIn order to save time, you can boil the potatoes, and while they are cooling, you can make the filling. While that is cooling, you can make the potato \u201cdough.\u201d In this way, little time is spent waiting for anything to cool.
\nFor the dough:
\n1. Boil the potatoes until they pierce easily with a fork. Remove them from the water and cool.
\n2. Once the potatoes have cooled, peel them and mash them with a potato masher or force them through a potato ricer (preferred).
\n3. Add egg, salt and pepper and knead \u201cdough\u201d thoroughly to ensure that ingredients are well combined and uniformly distributed.<\/p>\n

While the potatoes cool down before finishing the dough, you can make the filling:
\n1. Gently brown onion and garlic in oil (about 5 minutes).
\n2. Add the chili pepper and saut\u00e9 for a couple more minutes.
\n3. Add ground beef and brown.
\n4. Add raisins, cumin and paprika and cook briefly (a few seconds).
\n5. Deglaze the pan with white wine.
\n6. Add olives and cook for a few moments longer.
\n7. Add hard boiled eggs and fold in off heat.
\n8. Allow filling to cool before forming \u201cpapas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Papas<\/a>

Papas Rellenas de Pescado (before closing and frying)<\/p><\/div>\n

Forming and frying the papas:
\n1. Use three small bowls to prepare the papas. In one, combine flour, cayenne and salt. In the second, a beaten egg with a tiny bit of water. Put bread crumbs in the third
\n2. Flour your hands and scoop up 1\/6 of the total dough to make a round pancake with your hands. Make a slight indentation in the middle for the filling.
\n3. Spoon a generous amount of filling into the center and then roll the potato closed, forming a smooth, potato-shaped casing around the filling. Repeat with all dough (you should have about 6 papas).
\n4. Heat 1 \u00bd – 2 inches (4 \u2013 5 cm) of oil in a pan to about 350 \u2013 375\u00b0 F (175 – 190\u00b0C).
\n5. Dip each papa in the three bowls to coat: first roll in flour, then dip in egg, then roll in bread crumbs.
\n6. Fry the papas (in batches if necessary) about 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Flip once in the middle of frying to brown both sides.
\n7. Drain on paper towel and store in a 200\u00baF (95\u00baC) (gas mark \u00bc) oven if frying in batches.
\n8. Serve with salsa criolla (or other sauce of preference) immediately.<\/p>\n

I was too chicken to try the ceviche (I’m not ready yet!), so I thought I’d combine the challenge and make potatoes stuffed with fish instead of ground beef. This was incredibly tasty, and they cook fast in the deep fryer. It definitely needs the salsa criolla or some other tangy sauce if you do fish. Sour cream and hot sauce just didn’t cut it.<\/p>\n

I put a pair of jalapenos in there, too, but I didn’t even remotely feel them because of all the potato. The filling needs to be a little saltier and spicier than you want it before you surround it in potatoes to fry.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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