Recipe courtesy of Mary Sue Milliken
and
Susan Feniger
Tortitas de Papa Cruda y Elote (Potato and Corn)
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 279
- Total Fat
- 23
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 17
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 2
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 41
- Sodium
- 257
Ingredients
1 pound Idaho potatoes
1 cup corn kernels, canned or fresh
2 eggs, separated, whites stiffly beaten
1 small onion, grated
1 tablespoon flour
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
12 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions
- Peel potatoes and grate into a mediumsize bowl. Add the corn. In another bowl the onion, flour, and yolks until it forms a smooth paste. Add the milk, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Add the potatoes and corn and mix well.. Fold in the egg whites. Heat the oil in a mediumsize skillet, over a medium heat. Spoon the tortitas de papa cruda, in patties 2 inches in diameter, in the skillet. Cook them until golden brown on both sides. Serve at once.