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Venezuelan Plantain Balls

6 INGREDIENTS • 9 STEPS • 50MINS

Venezuelan Plantain Balls

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Sweet, savoury, gluten free and delicious! These balls are a great alternative to potato croquettes and a great way of using left-overs. Plus they only use 1 ingredient, plantain. In this recipe I didn’t put any ingredient quantity because you can filled them with anything you want.
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Sweet, savoury, gluten free and delicious! These balls are a great alternative to potato croquettes and a great way of using left-overs. Plus they only use 1 ingredient, plantain. In this recipe I didn’t put any ingredient quantity because you can filled them with anything you want.
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Mi Terruño Food
Hi, my name is Morella. I'm a foodie, cook, food photographer, and proud Italo - Venezuelan! My recipes are traditional creole cuisine of Venezuela, occasionally fused with traditional flavors of southern Italy.

50MINS

Total Time

$0.57

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings
4
us / metric
Plantain
2
Medium Plantains, ripe
Feta Cheese
to taste
Feta Cheese
Ground Beef
to taste
Ground Beef
Canned Black Beans
to taste
Canned Black Beans
Egg
to taste
Eggs, beaten
Breadcrumbs
to taste
Breadcrumbs

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories
165
Fat
0.5 g
Protein
1.8 g
Carbs
43.1 g
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Mi Terruño Food
Hi, my name is Morella. I'm a foodie, cook, food photographer, and proud Italo - Venezuelan! My recipes are traditional creole cuisine of Venezuela, occasionally fused with traditional flavors of southern Italy.

Cooking Instructions

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step 1
Cut each Plantains (2) in half and place them in a pot with boiling water.
step 1 Cut each Plantains (2) in half and place them in a pot with boiling water.
step 2
Leave to cook for 15 minutes, or until the plantains are very soft.
step 3
Remove the plantains from the water and leave to cool down without removing the skins.
step 3 Remove the plantains from the water and leave to cool down without removing the skins.
step 4
Once they are cool remove the skins and place the flesh in a bowl.
step 4 Once they are cool remove the skins and place the flesh in a bowl.
step 5
Once all the halves have been peeled, rice them with a potato ricer as to create a plantain mash.
step 5 Once all the halves have been peeled, rice them with a potato ricer as to create a plantain mash.
step 6
Start to make each ball making a deep indentation in middle for the filling.
step 6 Start to make each ball making a deep indentation in middle for the filling.
step 7
I made my balls by mixing the Feta Cheese (to taste), Ground Beef (to taste), Canned Black Beans (to taste), putting 2 types of filling on each ball. But you can also make them with just one filling.
step 7 I made my balls by mixing the Feta Cheese (to taste), Ground Beef (to taste), Canned Black Beans (to taste), putting 2 types of filling on each ball. But you can also make them with just one filling.
step 8
Once all the balls are made, pass them through Eggs (to taste), Breadcrumbs (to taste).
step 8 Once all the balls are made, pass them through Eggs (to taste), Breadcrumbs (to taste).
step 9
Fry the balls in enough oil until they are golden brown. Serve and enjoy!
step 9 Fry the balls in enough oil until they are golden brown. Serve and enjoy!
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