Cheesy Plantain empanada

One of my favourite Latino American recipes!

This super easy 3-ingredient recipe is one of my favourite Latino American dishes ! Imagine sweet and soft plantain empanada filled with melty mozzarella cheese 😍 doesn’t get better than that

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🌱Vegetarian (Vegan option)

🌾GF

🍽️4 portions

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🧀Ingredients

• 2 ripe plantain

• 50g cornstarch (US) /cornflour (UK)

• 100g mozzarella cheese (can use vegan)

• Olive oil to fry (optional)

🧀Method

• Peel and cut your plantain into big pieces

• Add peeled plantain to a pot, cover with water and boil for 10 minutes until soft

• Drain the water, and mash plantain with a fork. Add the cornflour and salt to taste and mix well. Let it rest for 20 min at room temperature

• Form 4 balls with the plantain dough. Transfer a ball to cling film, cover it  and press down each ball with a dish to make a disc. Add some mozzarella cheese in the middle, fold it in half and press to seal with your fingers, so the cheese is sealed and does not melt out

• Heat olive oil in a frying pan and fry your empanadas until golden on both sides . Alternatively you can air fry them out bake them in the oven

FAQS and Tips

• If your dough feels quite wet after resting it for 20min add more cornflour 1 tbsp at a time until is becomes a dough with a malleable consistency

• My favourite way to cook them in by frying them with olive oil as it adds those amazing healthy fats to the recipe!