Papa rellena
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| Region or state | Latin America |
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Papas rellenas (English: stuffed potatoes) are the most popular type of croquettes in Latin American regions such as Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and the Caribbean (more so in Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic).[1][2][3] The first printed Latin American recipes date to the late 19th century, during a time when French cuisine (among others, e.g. Italian) was influencing the region.[citation needed]
Peruvian preparation
The dish is a potato-based dough into which a filling made of chopped
Potato flour is often added to give greater consistency to the dough. In Peru, the dish is usually accompanied with a "salsa criolla", or an ají sauce.[4]
Caribbean variants
They consist of
This dish is also extensively consumed in
bread crumbs
before frying.
In popular culture
Papa rellena was featured on the
Netflix TV series Street Food in season 2.[8]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-9972-54-155-1.
- ^ elcampesino (2017-01-24). "Papas rellenas de carne, una receta muy colombiana". Periódico El Campesino – La voz del campo colombiano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ISBN 978-84-8330-249-1.
- ^ Peruvian Stuffed Potato
- ^ Cuban Papas Rellenas recipe
- ^ On the Road with Kitchen Warfare
- ^ iCuban Stuffed Potatoes
- ^ Cortez, Mario A. (24 July 2020). "'Street Food: Latin America' Is a Mouth-Watering, Welcome Escape". Remezcla. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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