Tortitas de Papa en Caldillo

Potato Fritters in Broth

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico

By Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral

Published 2019

  • About

This dish perfectly captures the art of making something from nothing. In this case, this dish is always there for you when you forgot to buy vegetables or meat but still need to put food on the table. These fritters are essentially mashed potato patties fortified with a little whipped egg and cheese to make them surprisingly substantial and delicious. This dish becomes a main course real quick when you ladle tomato salsa over it and serve it with rice, beans, and a pile of tortillas on the