Bolitas De Plátano Verde Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oil in a fryer or Dutch oven to 365 degrees F.
• Peel the plantains and cut into 1-inch pieces. Place into preheated oil and fry for 5 minutes or until they begin to brown. Drain them on a paper-towel lines plate. Flatten them using a Tostonera or the bottom of a metal can and fry again at 385 degrees F for approximately 3 minutes. Drain again and sprinkle with salt and Garlic Mojo. For softer fried plantains, soak for a few minutes in salted water after the first fry, drain and fry again.
• Chop up the garlic very thinly or crush using a mortar and pestle or food processor with the salt to form a thick paste. In a mixing bowl, combine the garlic paste and juice, and let the mixture sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or longer.

Steps:

• Prepare the gandules: Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high. Add sofrito and sauté 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated and mixture darkens. Add gandules, vegetable stock, bay leaves and salt, and increase heat to high. Once boiling, lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• While gandules are cooking, prepare the plantain dumplings: Grate or blend plantains in a food processor until smooth or shred them finely on a box grater. Put grated plantains in a medium bowl and add cumin, garlic powder, annatto and salt. Mix well with a fork to incorporate. The mixture will be thick and a little sticky, but the natural starch of the plantain will set up quickly.
• Return the gandules to a rolling simmer. Standing over the pot, scoop out about 1 tablespoon of plantain masa and put directly into the pot. The dumplings will rise immediately to the top. Repeat with the remaining masa, careful to avoid putting fresh dumplings on top of others, until you've used up all of the plantain masa, stirring occasionally to prevent dumplings from sticking to one another.
• Once all the plantain dumplings have been added, lower heat and cook for 2 more minutes, stirring gently a few times. Remove from heat, and adjust salt to taste. Serve as a soup, accompanied by white rice, with avocado slices on the side.

Steps:

• Mezcla los plátanos y 1/3 del ajo hasta formar una masa blanda. Forma 18 bolitas, usando 1 cda. de la mezcla de plátano para cada una.
• Calienta el aceite a fuego medio en una olla alta de 8 cuartillos de capacidad. Agrega la cebolla, el pimiento, 1/3 taza del cilantro y el ajo restante; cocina 5 min., revolviendo constantemente. Incorpora los gandules (frijoles de palo) y la salsa de tomate; cocina 1 min. Añade el agua y los cubitos de caldo; revuelve y deja que hierva. Agrega la calabaza y las bolitas de plátano; cocina 10 min.
• Añade el arroz, el jamón y las aceitunas; revuelve. Cocina la sopa a fuego medio-bajo, manteniendo un hervor suave 15 min. o hasta que el arroz esté blando. Sírvela con el cilantro restante espolvoreado encima.

Steps:

• Se hierven los plátanos durante 7-8 minutos, se aplastan bien los ajos, cuando se hayan cocido los plátanos, se aplastan y se le agrega el ajo, se deja por 5 minutos a que se enfríe un poco, luego se mezcla con el queso crema y se van formando bolitas con la palma de la mano. Para la salsa: en una sartén se sofríe la cebolla con el aceite y cuando esté doradita se le agrega la salsa de tomate y la pimienta al gusto. Se sirve cuando estén frías con la salsa por encima.