papa rellena

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{{flagicon|Bolivia}} Bolivia
{{flagicon|Chile}} Chile
{{flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia
{{flagicon|Cuba}} Cuba
{{flagicon|Peru}} Peru
{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico

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| main_ingredient = Potatoes, beef, onions, olives, hard boiled eggs, cumin, spices

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Papas rellenas (English: stuffed potatoes) are a 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).{{Cite book |last=Acha |first=Sergio Zapata |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=deXgAAAAMAAJ |title=Diccionario de gastronomía peruana tradicional |date=2006 |publisher=Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Escuela Profesional de Turismo y Hotelería |isbn=978-9972-54-155-1 |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=elcampesino |date=2017-01-24 |title=Papas rellenas de carne, una receta muy colombiana |url=https://elcampesino.co/papas-rellenas-carne-una-receta-colombiana/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Periódico El Campesino – La voz del campo colombiano |language=es}}{{Cite book |last=Fetzer |first=Erika |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-yU-AQAAIAAJ&q=%228483302497%22 |title=Sabores del Perú: la cocina peruana desde los incas hasta nuestros días |date=2004 |publisher=Viena |isbn=978-84-8330-249-1 |language=es}}

Peruvian preparation

The dish is a potato-based dough into which a filling made of chopped beef and onions, whole olives, hard-boiled eggs, cumin and other herbs and spices is stuffed. Once prepared, the obloid mass is dredged in flour and deep-fried. 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.[http://www.yanuq.com/buscador.asp?idreceta=700 Peruvian Stuffed Potato]

Caribbean variants

They consist of mashed potatoes stuffed with seasoned ground meat[http://www.tasteofcuba.com/cuban-papas-rellenas.html Cuban Papas Rellenas recipe] and various spices, and then deep-fried. The dish varies in preparation and presentation between countries. Papa rellena is a local favorite in heavily Cuban-populated American cities such as Miami and Tampa,[http://www.oo.com/on-the-road-with-kitchen-warfare-day-5/ On the Road with Kitchen Warfare] in which the Cuban version consists of spherical potato balls stuffed with Cuban picadillo.[http://icuban.com/food/papas.html iCuban Stuffed Potatoes]

This dish is also extensively consumed in Puerto Rico, where it is called "relleno de papa". In Puerto Rico the potatoes are boiled and then mashed with cornstarch and seasoned. Papas rellenas are stuffed with cheese, picadillo, or choice of meat. The papas rellenas are then coated with egg wash, and rolled into cornmeal or bread crumbs before frying.

In popular culture

Papa rellena was featured on the Bolivian episode of Netflix TV series Street Food in season 2.{{cite web |last1=Cortez |first1=Mario A. |title='Street Food: Latin America' Is a Mouth-Watering, Welcome Escape |url=https://remezcla.com/features/film/review-street-food-latin-america-netflix/ |date=24 July 2020 |website=Remezcla |access-date=3 August 2020}}