Rellenitos

Sweet plantain croquettes filled with black bean paste.

Ingredients

• 5 Ripe plantains
• 1½ cups Black beans
• ½ cup Sugar
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 3 cups Frying oil
• ½ tsp Salt

Method

1. Boil the plantains — Cook the ripe plantains until very soft, then mash smooth with a little salt.
2. Make the filling — Fry the cooked beans with sugar and cinnamon, mashing into a thick sweet paste, then cool.
3. Shape — Take a portion of plantain, flatten it, add bean paste, and seal into an oval.
4. Chill — Rest 20 minutes so they hold together.
5. Fry — Fry until golden and crisp on the outside.
6. Rellenitos are ready — Roll in sugar and serve warm.

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