Aborrajados

Plantain and Cheese Fritters

Preparation info
  • 8 to 12

    fritters
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Secrets of Colombian Cooking

By Patricia McCausland-Gallo

Published 2004

  • About

Aborrajados are a battered, fried, cheese-filled sweet plantain delight. After eating these, you will never forget them. Some guava paste can also be placed in the center with the cheese. My first encounter with them was on the golf course of the Club Campestre in Cali. Afterwards, everywhere typical foods were served I ordered them. Some people prepare them by first cutting the plantain into tajadas (¼-inch wide, bias cut slices) and then placing the cheese in the center; oth