Ecuadoran Potato Cakes with Peanut Sauce

Name: Ecuadoran Potato Cakes with Peanut Sauce
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps annatto oil, divided; 118 milliliters crunchy peanut butter; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 177 milliliters milk; 473 milliliters ounces Münster cheese, coarsely grated; 79 milliliters finely chopped scallions, divided; 1 medium tomato, chopped; 680 grams Yukon Gold potatoes

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Ecuadoran Potato Cakes with Peanut Sauce a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 534 calories, 28g of protein, and 35g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. A mixture of yukon gold potatoes, crunchy peanut butter, scallions, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the tomato you could follow this main course with the Pink Peony Popcorn Balls as a dessert.

Instructions

Peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces. Cover potatoes with cold water in a medium pot, then stir in 1 teaspoon salt and simmer until very tender, about 18 minutes.

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While potatoes simmer, cook garlic and 1/3 cup scallions in 2 tablespoons annatto oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cumin and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, 1 minute.

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Add tomato and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.

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Add milk and bring to a bare simmer, then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until combined well. Keep peanut sauce warm, covered, off heat.

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Drain potatoes, then mash in a bowl.

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Cook remaining 1/2 cup scallions with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in 2 tablespoons annatto oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until scallions are softened, then stir into potatoes along with cheese. Form potato mixture into 8 balls and flatten each into a 3-inch patty.

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Heat 1 tablespoon annatto oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot, then fry cakes in 2 batches, turning over once, until crusty, about 6 minutes per batch.

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