Sweet, savoury, gluten free and delicious! These balls are a great alternative to potato croquettes and a great way of using left-overs. Plus they only use 1 ingredient, plantain.
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time30minutes
Total Time50minutes
Servings4large balls
AuthorMorella from Mi Terruno Food
Ingredients
FOR THE BALLS
2medium ripe plantains
FOR THE FILLING
I used left-overs of my black bean soupFeta, Cheddar, Mozzarella or any other easy melt cheese, left-overs of minced meat and some cheese
Instructions
Cut each plantain in half and place them in a pot with boiling water (no added salt to the water)
Leave to cook for 15 minutes, or until the plantains are very soft
Remove the plantains from the water and leave to cool down without removing the skins.
Once they are cool remove the skins and place the flesh in a bowl.
Once all the halves have been peeled rice them with a potato ricer as to create a plantain mash.
If you feel the mash is very "mushy" you can add a couple of tbsp of flour to stiffen the mash a bit.
Start to make each ball making a deep indentation in middle for the filling.
I made my balls mixing the black beans, meat and cheese, putting 2 types of filling on each balls. But you can also make them with just one filling.
Once all the balls are made, pass them through beaten egg and breadcrumbs
Fry the balls in enough oil until they are golden brown