Rellenitos de PlátanoPlantain Fritters with Sweet Bean Filling
Rellenitos de plátano use a ripe-plantain dough around a sweetened black-bean filling. The fritters are fried until golden with a soft center.
Prep
35m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
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Ingredients
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Dough
- 6pcsPlantain (ripe)
- 900mlWater
- 4gSalt
Filling
- 300gBlack Bean (cooked)
- 70gWhite Sugar
- 3gCinnamon Powder
- 15gCocoa Powder
Frying
- 500mlVegetable Oil
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Method
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- 01
Mash the black beans until smooth, then cook them over low heat with the white sugar, cinnamon powder, and cocoa powder until thick and spreadable. Let the filling cool.
- 02
Simmer the plantains in the water until very tender. Drain, peel, and mash with the salt until smooth.
- 03
Shape portions of plantain dough in your hand, add a spoonful of filling, and close the dough around it to form compact fritters.
- 04
Heat the vegetable oil to 175°C (347°F).
- 05
Fry the fritters until evenly golden, turning as needed. Drain on paper and serve warm.
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