Bolón de VerdeCheese-Filled Green Plantain Dumplings

Name: Bolón de Verde (Cheese-Filled Green Plantain Dumplings)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Ecuador
Ingredients: 900 g Plantain (peeled and cut into pieces); 8 g Salt; 70 ml Vegetable Oil; 180 g Queso Fresco Cheese (crumbled); 120 g White Onion (thinly sliced); 1 pcs Lime (cut and squeezed); 2 g Salt

Bolón de verde is an Ecuadorian green-plantain dumpling commonly filled with cheese, pork, or both. This version encloses queso fresco and serves the dumplings with a lime-dressed onion relish.

Prep

20m

Cook

25m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

569kcal

Calories

11g

Protein

28g

Fat

78g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Plantain

0.9kg
Plantain (peeled and cut into pieces)
8g
Salt
70ml
Vegetable Oil

Filling

180g
Queso Fresco Cheese (crumbled)

Relish

120g
White Onion (thinly sliced)
1pcs
Lime (cut and squeezed)
2g
Salt

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Method

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6 steps

01
Cook the plantain in simmering water for 15 to 20 minutes, until tender. Drain, mash while warm, and mix in the salt.
02
Divide the mash into equal portions. Flatten each one, add the queso fresco cheese, and close the plantain around the filling.
03
Shape into compact dumplings.
04
Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden in spots and hot through.
05
Toss the white onion with the lime and salt. Let it stand for 10 minutes.
06
Serve the bolones hot with the onion relish.

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