Stuffed Potatoes
Origin: Castile, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1920
Ingredients
- potatoes
- picadillo (finely minced meat filling)
- flour
- eggs
- olive oil
- onion
- pimentón (Spanish paprika)
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and hollow out each one using a suitable tool. Fill the hollow with picadillo (finely minced meat filling). Coat the potatoes in flour, then dip in beaten egg. Fry in very hot olive oil until golden.
- Transfer the fried potatoes to a casserole. In the oil remaining in the pan, sauté the chopped onion until golden. If desired, add pimentón (Spanish paprika). Add the potatoes back to the pan and simmer gently until they are tender.