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Chapalele
Chapalele: Chiloé's boiled potato and flour dumplings
Chapalele is milcao's softer island cousin: mashed potato kneaded with wheat flour, shaped into flat discs and boiled, so the outside is smooth and slightly chewy and the inside soft. On Chiloé they come out of the curanto, sit next to a stew, or are eaten warm as a pudding with sugar syrup. The classic mistake is adding too much flour to a sticky dough, which makes them heavy and stodgy; dust your hands instead. Chef's tip: use dry, floury potatoes and mash them while hot, and the dough needs far less flour. For a sweet afternoon plate, drizzle them with dark cane-sugar syrup (chancaca) or honey if you eat it.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ lb baking potatoespeeled, cut into chunks
- 9 oz plain flourplus a little for shaping
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
To serve
- 4 tbsp dark cane-sugar syrup (chancaca) (optional)or pebre for a savoury plate
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Boil 2 ¼ lb baking potatoes in salted water until very soft, drain and steam-dry for 2 minutes, then mash until completely smooth.
22 minStep 2: While still warm, mix in 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp vegetable oil and 9 oz plain flour and knead briefly into a soft dough that no longer sticks to your hands.
Step 3: Roll into a 2 cm thick log and cut into 12 pieces. Flatten each into a disc about 1.5 cm thick with floured hands.
Step 4: Bring a large pan of salted water to a gentle boil. Lower in the chapaleles, a few at a time. Once they float, cook 3 minutes more, until a cut one is cooked right through.
8 minStep 5: Lift out with a slotted spoon and serve warm, drizzled with 4 tbsp dark cane-sugar syrup (chancaca) or beside a stew.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 70 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chapalele take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- What can I use instead of baking potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
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