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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Caribbean >> Puerto Rican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Mix together the hot mashed potatoes, eggs, butter and 2 teaspoons of cornstarch. Set aside and let cool. | 2. In a frying pan, heat the olive oil. Add the ground beef and cook until no longer pink. Stir to break up the meat. | 3. Add the sofrito, tomato sauce, oregano and salt to the cooked ground beef. Mix thoroughly. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. | 4. Spread a spoonful of the potato dough mix in the palm of your hand. Make an indentation in the middle and stuff it with the meat mixture. | 5. Cover the filling with more potato dough. Shape into a ball. Dust the ball lightly with the remaining cornstarch. | 6. Repeat until mix is used up. | 7. Deep fry the stuffed potato balls until golden (about 2 minutes). | 8. Remove and drain on paper towels. | 9. Servings: Makes 12 to 16 potato balls. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
potato	2	lbs	mashed	698.5331	158.6668	18.5973	0.8165
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
cornstarch	4	teaspoons		40.64	9.7355	0.0277	0.0053
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
sofrito sauce	4	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
tomato sauce	4	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
oregano	2	teaspoons	dried	5.3	1.3784	0.18	0.0856
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
vegetable oil				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.