Papitas
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
50 mins
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Cook Time
50 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Servings
15 papitas
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Course
Appetizer
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Cuisine
South American, Bolivian
Papitas
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Papitas are delicious Bolivian fried quinoa patties that are stuffed with canned tuna and served with lemon juice.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb quinoa
- 5 eggs
- 5 slices white bread
- ½ cup milk (to soak the bread)
- 16 oz. canned tuna in water , well drained
- 2 lemons
- 1 Chili pepper , finely chopped
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- salt
- pepper
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Instructions
- Rinse the quinoa in a very fine strainer until the water is perfectly clear.
- Cook for 15 minutes in 2 times its volume of water (about 6 cups/1,5l), covered and do not salt until the end of cooking. Drain and let cool in a colander.
- In a salad bowl, mix the cooked quinoa with 2 whole eggs and the bread slices soaked in milk until obtaining a smooth paste.
- In another bowl, prepare the stuffing by mixing the tuna, the remaining 3 eggs, the lemon zest and juice, the chili pepper, salt and pepper.
- Take a ball of quinoa in the palm of your hand, make a hole in it with your thumb and put some tuna stuffing.
- Add a little quinoa preparation to close the patty, then press on the whole thing to form the shape of a ball, which will be flattened a little before frying.
- Fry the papitas in a large bath of hot oil (at about 350F/180C).
- Wait at least 2 minutes before turning them over. The bottom must form a crust and reach a golden brown color to prevent the papitas from breaking when flipping.
- When they are golden brown on both sides, place them on a plate lined with paper towels.
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