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Corviches

Corviches/kor-VEE-chehs/
Corviches
About this dish

Fried green plantain dumplings filled with spiced fish or shrimp, a coastal Ecuadorian snack.

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Ingredients
🍌4 green plantains, boiled and mashed
🐟300g fish or shrimp, chopped
🥜1/4 cup peanuts, ground
🫒Oil, for frying
Method
Serves 4
1
Boil and mash the green plantains until smooth.
2
Cook fish or shrimp with onion, tomato, and ground peanuts for the filling.
3
Shape the mashed plantain around a portion of filling into an oval.
4
Deep fry until golden and crisp.
5
Serve hot with a spicy tomato sauce.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Corviches are a traditional Ecuadorian coastal snack, using mashed green plantain to encase a savory seafood filling.

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