Carimañolas

Cassava fritters stuffed with seasoned beef.

Ingredients

• 1 kg Cassava
• 400 g Ground beef
• 1 Onion
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 1 Tomato
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1 Egg
• 4 cups Frying oil
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Cook the cassava — Boil until very soft, then remove the fibrous core and mash while hot.
2. Bind — Work in the egg and salt to make a smooth dough.
3. Make the filling — Fry the beef with onion, garlic, tomato and cumin until dry.
4. Shape — Take a portion of cassava, flatten it, fill, and seal into a torpedo shape with pointed ends.
5. Fry — Fry at 180°C for 5 minutes until deep golden and crisp.
6. Carimañolas are ready — Drain and serve hot with chili sauce.

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