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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.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCifZtpcvsUMy7gcL2zo83Rg

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

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GOYA® Black Beans
Egg
to taste

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Eggland's Best Classic 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.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCifZtpcvsUMy7gcL2zo83Rg

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), GOYA® 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), GOYA® 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 Eggland's Best Classic Eggs (to taste), Breadcrumbs (to taste).
step 8 Once all the balls are made, pass them through Eggland's Best Classic 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!

Tags

Beans & Legumes
Appetizers
Beef
Comfort Food
Lunch
Snack
Caribbean
Shellfish-Free
Dinner
Latin American
Side Dish
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