Aborrajados de Plátano (Ripe Plantain Fritters)

Name: Aborrajados de Plátano (Ripe Plantain Fritters)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 4 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps milk; 8 mozzarella cheese slices about 2” x ½” and ½ “thick; 2 larges very ripe plantains; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 2 Tbsps sugar; 8 servings Vegetable oil for frying; 8 servings Aborrajados de Plátano Maduro

Need a vegetarian side dish? Aborrajados de Plátano (Ripe Plantain Fritters) could be an excellent recipe to try. One serving contains 113 calories, 3g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have sugar, vegetable oil, milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Peel the plantains and cut cross-wise into 8, 1 ½” chunks.Fill a large pot one-third full with vegetable oil and heat to 360°.

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Vegetable Oil

Plantain

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Pot

Add the plantain chunks into the hot oil and fry them about 3 minutes or until golden.Meanwhile, make the batter: mix the flour, sugar and salt in a small bowl.

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Plantain

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Add the eggs. Gradually, stir in the milk to make a smooth batter. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.

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Egg

Milk

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Remove the plantains with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

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Plantain

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Place the plantain chunks onto pieces of parchment paper or plastic and flatten them to ¼” thickness.

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Plantain

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Baking Paper

Place 1 cheese slice in the center of one plantain pattie and cover with another pattie, like making a sandwich, and press the edges of the plantain sandwich to enclose the cheese completely.Dip the sandwich in the batter and add to the oil, in batches. Fry for 1 minute on each side or until golden brown.

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Plantain

Cheese