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Fritter-Cake

Spanish translation: tortitas

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English term or phrase:Fritter-Cake
Spanish translation:tortitas
Entered by: Karin Kutscher

22:27 Feb 24, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / Cooking
English term or phrase: Fritter-Cake
Para MÉXICO.

These fritters are an excellent side dish and they make a satisfying breakfast entrée when topped with a poached egg. Or, if you make tiny fritter-cakes, you can serve them as a passed appetizer.
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Makes about 8 cakes, or about 4 side dish servings

Sauce
2 Tbsp olive oil
4 tomatoes, diced small (you should have about 2 cups)
1 tsp minced fresh garlic
1 Tbsp minced jalapeño chile or large pinch of chili flakes
1/4 tsp salt

Cakes
2 tsp minced fresh garlic
1 egg
6 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 Tbsp sour cream
6 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups coarsely grated zucchini
1/2 cup coarsely grated carrot
Vegetable oil for frying

Garnishes
Sour cream and chopped fresh parsley or cilantro

To make the sauce: Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté tomatoes for about 5 minutes, then stir in garlic, jalapeño or chili flakes, and salt, and sauté for about 3 – 4 minutes more or until thickened and sauce-like. Remove from the heat and keep warm while you make the fritter-cakes.

To make the cakes: Whisk garlic, egg, flour, baking powder, salt, and cayenne in a medium bowl. Stir in sour cream and cheese. With clean hands, squeeze the zucchini well to remove extra moisture. (This is an important step!) Stir the zucchini and carrot into the batter.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat and coat the skillet with about 2 teaspoons oil (as you would for cooking pancakes). Cooking fritter-cakes in batches and adjusting the heat as you go, drop batter by 1/8 cupfuls (2 tablespoons). Cook fritters for about 2 – 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and cooked through. As fritters are done, transfer them to a baking sheet lined with paper towels, and keep warm.

Serve fritter-cakes topped with the warm sauce. Dollop with a little sour cream and sprinkle with a pinch of chopped herb.

Chef’s Notes: Whisk up the batter just before cooking the fritter-cakes; do not make it in advance. (If made ahead, the zucchini will purge moisture and the batter will become too wet.)
Karin Kutscher
Local time: 11:53
tortitas
Explanation:
En Mëxico casi cualquier cosa de ese tipo, que yo sepa, se llama tortita, aunque a veces son más espesas y moldeadas a mano. Por ejemplo en semana santa, se comen romeros con tortitas de camarón.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-02-25 05:26:26 GMT)
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Uno de muchos ejemplos: http://www.recetasgratis.net/Receta-de-Nopales-Tortitas-Cama...
Tortitas de verdura: http://www.cocina.org/11991/Tortitas-de-verdura.html
Selected response from:

Marjory Hord
Mexico
Local time: 09:53
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias, Marjory!
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Summary of answers provided
5Hot-cakes saladitos/de verduras
Adriana Martinez
3 +1buñuelo frito
Janine Libbey
3 +1tortitas
Marjory Hord
3panqueques (de verdura)
Mónica Algazi
3frituras
Cecilia Gowar


Discussion entries: 2





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fritter-cake
buñuelo frito


Explanation:
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Note added at 13 mins (2009-02-24 22:40:48 GMT)
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"Frito" probably isn't needed here. I can't think of any buñuelos that aren't fried, although I'm sure other people will chime in here and let us know.

Janine Libbey
United States
Local time: 10:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Soledad Caño
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Soledad.
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fritter-cake
panqueques (de verdura)


Explanation:
Con esa misma masa se hacen unos que se llaman "pañuelitos de verdura". La diferencia es que se doblan dos veces.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 12:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 66

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marjory Hord: No para México, como ella pide
6 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fritter-cake
frituras


Explanation:
http://www.soak.com/topic/cooking/article/tshow/18182/fritte...
http://gopuertorico.about.com/od/food/g/Frituras.htm

Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 88
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fritter-cake
Hot-cakes saladitos/de verduras


Explanation:
Si bien el título me lo acabo de inventar, sí puedo asegurarte que será perfectamente comprensible para lectores mexicanos. Yo no usaría panqueques porque en México no existe, tampoco buñuelos porque aunque son algo similar, la masa es muy distinta y son dulces (la masa líquida se fríe y luego se baña con un jarabe muy rico), y frituras es demasiado genérico, el término abarca demasiadas posibilidades.
¡Digamos que creaste un nombre nuevo para tus lectores
aztecas!
Saludos y espero que mi sugerencia al menos te ayude.


Adriana Martinez
Mexico
Local time: 09:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fritter-cake
tortitas


Explanation:
En Mëxico casi cualquier cosa de ese tipo, que yo sepa, se llama tortita, aunque a veces son más espesas y moldeadas a mano. Por ejemplo en semana santa, se comen romeros con tortitas de camarón.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-02-25 05:26:26 GMT)
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Uno de muchos ejemplos: http://www.recetasgratis.net/Receta-de-Nopales-Tortitas-Cama...
Tortitas de verdura: http://www.cocina.org/11991/Tortitas-de-verdura.html

Marjory Hord
Mexico
Local time: 09:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias, Marjory!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Martinez: Tu sugerencia es buena, Marjory, me gusta. Pensé en hot-cakes pues se trata de esa clase de alimento para el desayuno, pero tu propuesta me parece muy buena. Agree!
14 hrs
  -> Gracias, Adriana!
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