About this dish
Mashed green plantain or yuca mixed with dried beef, a staple dish of Bolivia's Amazonian lowlands.
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Ingredients
🍌4 green plantains, boiled
🥩300g dried beef (charque), shredded
🧈3 tbsp oil or lard
🧂Salt, to taste
Method
Serves 41
Boil the green plantains until soft.2
Fry or toast the shredded dried beef until crisp.3
Mash the boiled plantain with oil or lard until smooth.4
Mix in the shredded beef thoroughly.5
Shape into a mound and serve warm.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Masaco is a traditional dish from Bolivia's eastern lowland region, pounding boiled plantain or yuca together with shredded charque.
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