Patacon Maracucho (Venezuela) on Sandwiches of History⁣

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than beef.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Cook a chicken breast, flattened for even cooking, in a skillet for about 4 minutes on one side.

Flip the chicken breast, add chicken stock, and braise until easily shreddable with forks.

Shred the cooked chicken with forks or use a KitchenAid Stand mixer with a paddle attachment for multiple breasts.

Let the chicken cool and prep the plantains by cutting off the top and bottom, and making a seam to peel them.

Fry the plantains in sunflower oil for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Remove the fried plantains to a paper towel to drain.

Between two pieces of oil cling film, flatten the plantains to about a quarter inch thick.

Return the flattened plantains to the hot oil and fry again until crispy.

Prepare the filling by mixing shredded chicken with mayonnaise.

Assemble the sandwich starting with a bottom layer of salt and tomato, then add the guasacaca instead of avocado, along with cilantro and romaine lettuce.

Cooking Techniques

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