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pork

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner than pork, while chicken is often less expensive.

corn dough

🥗Healthier: quinoa flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Quinoa flour offers a gluten-free alternative, while cornmeal is widely available.

green plantains

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Zucchini can mimic the texture of plantains, while potatoes are more economical.

banana leaves

🥗Healthier: parchment paper

💰Cheaper: aluminum foil

Parchment paper is a healthier option for wrapping, while foil is more accessible.

Soak 1 kg of white corn in water overnight.

Rinse the corn and cook it in 6 L of boiling water for about 1 hour until it's neither too soft nor too hard.

Drain the corn and let it cool completely before grinding.

In a skillet, heat oil and sauté 4 crushed garlic cloves, 1 chopped white onion, 1 chopped red onion, 1 finely chopped celery stalk, 1 finely chopped green onion, and 200-300 g of green beans with 1 chopped red bell pepper.

Season with half a teaspoon of rosemary, cayenne pepper, half a tablespoon of paprika, half a tablespoon of ground cumin, salt, and freshly ground black pepper.

Cook until the vegetables start to crystallize, then reserve.

Cut 1 kg of meat into large chunks for shredding and add it to a pressure cooker with 4 L of water and the sautéed mixture.

Cook in the pressure cooker for 30-40 minutes until the meat is tender enough to shred.

Reserve the shredded meat and let it cool.

Strain the broth and reserve some vegetables for later.

Add the shredded meat back to the skillet with the reserved vegetables and a splash of the broth for moisture.

Mix in homemade vinegar and reduce the mixture until it thickens.

Grind the cooled corn in a manual grinder, adding salt to taste and mixing in broth and oil for moisture.

Prepare banana leaves by soaking them in hot water to make them pliable.

Spread a bit of oil on the leaves, then add a portion of the corn dough, followed by shredded meat, vegetables, raisins, olives, and capers.

Fold the banana leaves to wrap the filling tightly and tie them with kitchen twine.

Cook the wrapped parcels in a large pot with remaining ingredients and broth for flavor.

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