What is it about summer and fried food? While I don’t normally include loads of oil in my daily line-up, there’s nothing like a big bite of crispy fried goodness to cap off a great day in the sun. Play around with this recipe – make it your own. Our tortas simply contain cheese, although beans are traditional as well.
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What is it about summer and fried food? While I don’t normally include loads of oil in my daily line-up, there’s nothing like a big bite of crispy fried goodness to cap off a great day in the sun. Play around with this recipe – make it your own. Our tortas simply contain cheese, although beans are traditional as well.
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Ingredients
- 4 large plantains (ripe)
- 1/8-1/4 cup all-purpose flour , as needed
- 8 Tbsp butter , softened
- 6 oz queso quesadilla , shredded
- salt
- pepper
Servings: turnovers
Units:
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the plantains (in their skins) and cook 10-12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, shred your cheese.
- When they are cool enough to handle, take the plantains out of their skins. Pulse the plantains in a food processor with cube butter, flour, salt, and pepper. Start with a 1/8 cup. Keep adding flour until a soft dough forms. It should not be sticky or greasy.
- Once you have soft, workable dough, pinch off a gold-sized ball portion and flatten into a thin disc. Add a little cheese to the center and fold over. Seal by pressing the seams together.
- Coat in flour and shake off the excess. Fry in batches over medium-high heat, in a large skillet coated with vegetable oil. Sprinkle with salt when done.