Bolon de Verde

Name: Bolon de Verde
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Ecuadorian
Ingredients: 4 green plantains; 1 cup queso fresco, crumbled; 1/2 cup pork cracklings (chicharrón), chopped; 2 tbsp butter

Bolón de Verde/boh-LOHN deh VER-deh/

About this dish

A savory dumpling made from mashed green plantain, filled with cheese or pork cracklings.

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Ingredients

🍌4 green plantains

🧀1 cup queso fresco, crumbled

🥓1/2 cup pork cracklings (chicharrón), chopped

🧈2 tbsp butter

Method

Serves 2

Fry or boil the plantains until soft, then mash while warm.

Mix in butter and season with salt.

Fold in cheese or chicharrón.

Shape into balls.

Serve warm, often alongside coffee or a fried egg.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bolón de verde is a popular Ecuadorian breakfast dish, especially common along the coast, made from unripe green plantains.

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