Patacones maracuchos | Cocina con Jespi

green plantains

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Zucchini offers a similar texture and is lower in calories.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor with fewer calories.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt maintains creaminess with lower fat.

cooked meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans provide protein at a lower cost.

Introduce the dish and ingredients, mentioning the use of beef and chicken for a mixed patacón.

Season the meat (beef and chicken) in a bowl with soy sauce, salt, ground cumin, oregano, and pepper.

Heat oil in a skillet until bubbling, then add the seasoned meat to cook for 5-10 minutes until tender.

Peel the green plantains and cut them in half. If peeling is difficult, microwave for 15 seconds to ease the process.

Fry the plantain halves in hot oil until golden brown and soft.

Remove the fried plantains and place them on a cutting board covered with a bag to flatten them.

Use a flat surface to smash the plantains until they are flat, then fry them again in hot oil until crispy.

Prepare the patacones by layering two fried plantains on a plate, adding mayonnaise and ketchup as a base.

Top with the cooked beef and chicken mixture, ensuring a generous amount is added.

Add slices of tomato and a bit of mixed salad on top of the meat.

Finish with radish, additional mayonnaise, ketchup, ham, yellow cheese, and grated cheese.

Crown the patacón with slices of avocado before serving.

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