Potato balls with ground beef

Rellenos de papa, stuffed mashed potato, is a fried crispy potato ball filled with ground beef (picadillo) that you are going to love!

Papas Rellenas! These delicious mashed potato balls are stuffed with seasoned ground beef, then breaded and fried for a most satisfying savory mouthful! A classic Cuban appetizer.

However many you make... that's how many you'll eat!

Any type of potato can be used to make the recipe. I prefer white potatoes, however. The same applies to the ground beef - any cut can be used. Again, my preference is lean. In this recipe, we add corn, but mixed veggies will suffice as well. In terms of the mash, to keep it simple, we added salt and pepper. Some garlic powder and a bit of milk would certainly not go amiss though.

A beloved appetizer, Papas Rellenas (Stuffed Potatoes) are made with seasoned mashed potatoes and savory beef picadillo. So festive!

Papas Rellenas are delicious, beef-filled stuffed mashed potato balls kids and adults both love!

Stuffed Potato Balls are delicious savory morsels of meat encased in mashed potato and then deep-fried till golden and crispy. These golden potato nuggets are also known as Croquettes, similar to dumplings where food is coated in some breading or casing and then deep-fried. This dish takes everything you love about beef and potatoes and shapes it into a ball. Ground beef is seasoned and cooked, then wrapped with seasoned mashed potatoes, then coated with arrowroot starch and breadcrumbs to…

Beef potato croquettes are Indonesian fried potato patties. This recipe is made of mashed fried potatoes and then mixed or filled with ground beef.

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