Puerto+Rico

Jule Brown Papas Rellenas Set 4

2 lbs. potatoes
 * Ingredients ** :

8 c. water

4 tbsp. butter

1/2 tsp. salt

1 egg

1 tbsp. corn starch

plenty of vegetable oil to deep fry

Place some salted water and potatoes cut in half with peel in deep pan. Boil the potatoes for about 20 minutes. Drain and peel the potatoes, then mash them and add the butter, egg, corn starch, and 1/2 tsp. of salt. Mix well and place in the refrigerator to cool down. Meanwhile, make the picadillo recipe in the meat section. Divide the potato mix in about 10 pieces. Flour your hands with corn starch or flour so the dough won't stick to your hands. Take one piece of the potato section and spread the mix on the palm of your hand. Make a well in the center of the mix and place some meat filling in the center. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Fold all sides to cover well and make a potato ball. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Make sure to use as much corn starch or flour needed, to flour your hands so the dough won't stick. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Now do the same to all the pieces until all are done. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In a deep fryer or deep frying pan, place plenty of vegetable oil to cover the potato ball and deep fry the balls until golden. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Place the golden potato balls to drain on paper towels.
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 * Interview ** Jule Brown 2014(Max Ayala, 11th Grade at Lower Merion)


 * What is the name of your home town? **

I am from Cidra, Puerto Rico Jule Brown 2014(Max Ayala, 11th Grade at Lower Merion)


 * How does your heritage affect the food that you consume in your home? **

Typically we consume a LOT of rice accompanied with different types sides complementing it, since that's what we ate back in PR Jule Brown 2014(Max Ayala, 11th Grade at Lower Merion)


 * What marketing practices does your family use in order to obtain the supplies needed to prepare food from your native country ? (What market does your family go to to buy food? **

To get the ingredients we go to different types of markets and stores, since not all are found in one particular place. Some mainstream places like Acme and Walmart have some of the ingredients, but in order to get the remaining things, we go to the city and get what's left at Cousins, were they usually have the ingredients Jule Brown 2014(Max Ayala, 11th Grade at Lower Merion)

On Christmas we eat typical Puerto Rican dishes: yellow rice, perníl and pasteles. Jule Brown 2014(Max Ayala, 11th Grade at Lower Merion)
 * Give an example of a holiday tradition in your home that incorporates food into the celebration. **

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