Mexican potato cakes
When these pancakes are made large they are good as a main course, topped with spicy chicken & sour cream, grilled cheese, guacamole, grilled vegetables, refried beans, ceviche, etc. Make lots of small ones as finger food or starters.
Ingredients
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- 4 medium potatoes
- 160g masa harina
- 1 small onion, peeled and grated
- 1 Clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
- 200g Cheddar cheese
- Pinch of chilli powder
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Vegetable oil for frying
Mise en place
- Boil the potatoes, whole, in their skins until cooked, rub the skins off and mash them.
- Grate the cheese and onion
Method
- Add all of the ingredients to a food processor with a dough hook or a plastic blade and knead into a fairly firm dough, add a little water or more masa harina to adjust the consistency
- Rest for 30 minutes then roll out into 1 cm thick pancakes
- Shallow fry in oil until golden brown and crispy, turning now and again.
Chef's notes
Making this (for about 8 people), I used about 200 g masa harina and 800 g desire potatoes, weighed after boiling and peeling. A dusting of yellow cornmeal makes them easy to roll and a nice finish.
The mixture kept well for 4 days, refrigerated in a Lock&Lock box and made really nice sized nibbles by rolling into balls (golf-ball sized), pressing in a tortilla-press then shallow-frying.
If you don't have a tortilla press, use 2 chopping boards or just two sheets of wood as a substitute. Place ball of dough between two non-stick surfaces such as small squares of Bake-O-Glide and stand on them!
Suppliers
See the Tortilla Press page for UK suppliers.
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