Fried Cheese-Filled Plantain Balls

Name: Fried Cheese-Filled Plantain Balls
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 unit banana; 4 oz mozzarella cheese; 3 oz fresh cheese; 1 pinch salt; 4 tbsp olive oil

ekilu Team

“What do you think about serving these cheese-filled plantain balls as your next appetizer? Take into consideration, however, that they'll disappear as soon as you serve them because they're that amazing!”

ingredients

Difficulty

Easy

Time

20'

Fresh ingredients

banana

1 ^1/2 units

mozzarella cheese

4 oz

fresh cheese

3 oz

Pantry ingredients

salt

1 pinch

olive oil

4 tbsp

Instructions

Peel the plantain and cut into medium thick slices.

Put water to boil in a pot. When it begins to boil add the plantain slices and cook until tender. Prick with a fork to see if they are tender.

Drain the plantains and place on a plate. Use a fork to mash into a puree. Let them cool a bit.

Add the grated cheeses to the plantain and mix well. Now make the balls and fry them in a pan with oil.

Tips & Tricks

There is a chance that when you fry the plantain balls the cheese will ooze out a bit. To avoid this, one option is to make the balls with your hands, flatten them and place a small handful of grated cheese inside. Next you will close them so that the plantain covers all of the cheese and keeps it inside. Then you fry and enjoy.