Carimañolas

Today’s recipe is from a book call “100 typical Panamanians recipes”, by Doña Dora.

The carimañolas (can’t find a name in English for them) are often eaten for breakfast or really at any time during the day, because you can buy them from food carts on the street almost everywhere. They’re typical from the Caribbean cost of Colombia and Panama. I hope you like them and try to do it at home, you will love them!

 

Ingredients

1 kg. yuca (cassava)
500 g. ground beef
1 green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 boiled egg
A branch of cilantro (coriander), chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying

 

Procedure

Put to cook the yuca, peeled and cut into pieces in salted water until tender. Meanwhile, put in a pan to brown the ground beef along with onions, peppers, tomatoes and cilantro (coriander), when all is done, 15 minutes or so, you can add the chopped egg.

When the yuca is ready make a puree with it and knead along with two tablespoons of oil. To form the Carimañolas, make balls with your hands and then crush them a bit, put a spoonful of filling in the middle and close. They are oval, so you have to lengthen the sides. Finally fry them in hot oil until golden. To add consistency you can put a beaten egg into the dough and to make them easier to handle you can use some oil on your hands, that way they won’t stick to your hands.

Bon appetit!