Stuffed Green Banana Croquettes

Name: Stuffed Green Banana Croquettes (Alcapurrias)
Yield: Makes 16
Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Ingredients: Lard or vegetable oil (for deep-frying); 2 teaspoons lard or vegetable oil (if beef is used); ½ teaspoon lard or vegetable oil (if pork is used); 2 teaspoons lard or vegetable oil (if beef is used); 2 teaspoons lard or vegetable oil (if beef is used); ½ teaspoon olive oil; ¼ teaspoon vinegar; ½ teaspoon whole dried orégano; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon capers; Lard or vegetable oil (for deep-frying); 3 dry prunes, pitted, chopped; 2 teaspoons seeded raisins; 3 olives, stuffed with pimientos, chopped; 3 olives, stuffed with pimientos, chopped; ½ teaspoon lard or vegetable oil (if pork is used); ½ teaspoon lard or vegetable oil (if pork is used); 1 tablespoon fat or Achiote Coloring; 1 tablespoon fat or Achiote Coloring; ½ pound ground lean beef or pork; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 quart (4 cups) water; 1 teaspoon vinegar; 1 pound yautía (see Glossary); 1 sweet chili pepper, seeded, ground or finely chopped; ½ small green pepper, seeded, ground or finely chopped; ½ small tomato, ground or finely chopped; ½ small onion, peeled, ground or finely chopped; 1 ounce cured ham, ground or finely chopped

Alcapurrias

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Puerto Rican Cookery

By Carmen Aboy Valldejuli

Published 1983

About

Ingredients

Paste

Masa—A

5 green bananas
1 quart (4 cups) water

Americas
Starter
Caribbean
Gluten-free
Puerto Rico

Method

Paste

Masa

Peel green bananas. Rinse in water and salt included in A. Drain. Wash and peel yautías.
Grate green bananas and yautías. Mix with ingredients included in B.

Filling

Put ingredients inclu