Llapingachos - Potato Cakes Filled With Cheese - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 lbs potatoes, 2 kilos de papas
1 finely diced white onion, 1 cebolla blanca finamente picada
4 tablespoons oil, 4 cucharadas de aceite
1/2 cup grated cheese, 1/2 de queso rallado
2 egg yolks, 2 yemas de huevo
salt, sal al gusto

Preparation

ENGLISH:
Boil the potatoes and mash, or use leftover mashed potatoes.
Saute the onion in oil until very soft, mix the cooked onions and the egg yolk in with potatoes,.
Shape the potato mixture into equal sized balls.
Poke a hole in each ball and stuff with the cheese, then seal the hole. Flatten into patties.
They work better when chilled before sauteing in oil until nicely browned.
Note:
The cheese may also be mixed in with the potato and onion mixture before the patties are made.
SPANISH:
Haga un refrito con la cebolla y el aceite.
Haga hervir las papas con sal y cuando esten suaves aplstelas hasta formar un pure Agrege a la papa el refrito y con estas haga bolitas.
Haga un hueco en las bolitas y en el meta el queso, cierrelos hasta que tomen la forma de unas gruesas tortillas.
Pongalos en un sarten hasta que doren.