How to Make Authentic Llapingachos from Ecuador

vegan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: mashed avocado

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

corn flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

Boil 2 pounds of peeled and chopped potatoes until tender.

In a blender, combine 1 cup of roasted peanuts, 2 cups of milk, 1 chopped onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon of achiote oil, salt, and pepper to taste. Blend until creamy.

Heat the peanut sauce mixture in a pot.

Mash the boiled potatoes.

In a skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter, add 2 cloves of garlic, and 1 chopped onion. Cook until fragrant.

Add 1 teaspoon of ground achiote, salt, and pepper to the skillet and mix well.

Combine the skillet mixture with the mashed potatoes and form into patties.

Cook the patties in the skillet until golden brown.

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