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20 minPrep🔥
30 minCook🍽️
4Serves📊
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Ingredients
- 1kg potatoes, boiled and mashed
- 200g grated cheese
- 3 spring onions
- 1 tsp paprika
- For sauce: 3 tbsp peanut butter, 200ml milk, 1 tomato, 1 onion, 1 tsp paprika
- 3 tbsp oil
- Salt
- Fried egg to top
Instructions
- Mix mashed potato with spring onions, paprika and salt.
- Take a handful, flatten in your palm, place cheese in centre, seal into a thick disc.
- Fry in oil 3-4 minutes a side until deeply golden.
- For sauce: blend everything; simmer 10 minutes.
- Plate with sauce poured over.
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Tara’s tips
- Cheese must be fully sealed inside or it leaks out.
- Achiote (annatto) gives the proper yellow colour.
Serving suggestions
- Top with a fried egg and chorizo if you like.
Storage & reheating
Best fresh.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.
Frequently asked questions
Sauce too thick?
Loosen with milk.
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