Salvadoran Plantain Fritters Recipe | Irresistible Sweet and Savory Delight

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil provides a unique flavor and is often considered healthier.

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Lentils cook faster and are nutrient-dense.

salsa

🥗Healthier: fresh pico de gallo

💰Cheaper: store-bought salsa

Pico de gallo is fresher and lower in preservatives.

Put on an apron and wash hands.

Select ripe plantains with the skin indicating they are very ripe.

Smash each plantain one by one in a bowl until smooth.

Add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the smashed plantains and mix well.

Let the mixture rest for a couple of minutes.

Slice mozzarella cheese and prepare queso cotija cheese.

Melt 2 tablespoons of salted butter in a baking pan, reducing to 1 tablespoon if too much.

Scoop the plantain mixture into the pan, making four scoops.

Add queso cotija cheese and mozzarella cheese in the center of each scoop.

Top each scoop with more plantain mixture to cover the cheese.

Cook on medium heat for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Use paper towels to drain excess butter after cooking.

Continue making the rest of the patties using the same process.

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