How to Prepare Appetizing Alcapurrias (Beef stuffed fritters)

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Alcapurrias (Beef stuffed fritters). Alcapurrias are famous Puerto Rican stuffed fritters most commonly served in road-side stands and in cafeterias that specialize in fried snacks, called cuchifritos. The dough of the alcapurria is made from a starchy vegetable, either mashed green plantains or grated yuca, and then stuffed with a savory mixture of ground meat or pork. The dough is formed into a cylinder shape, and then deep.

Carefully place the molded alcapurrias into the oil and fry for seven minutes on each side, or until golden brown.

When ready, set over a paper towel to remove any excess oil.

These alcapurrias, or yautia fritters, stuffed with picadillo, or spicy ground beef, are a Puerto Rican classic.

You can cook Alcapurrias (Beef stuffed fritters) using 20 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Alcapurrias (Beef stuffed fritters)

1. Prepare of for batter (The masa).

2. It’s 5 lb of banana (green).

3. It’s 2 tsp of salt.

4. You need 1 lb of taro root (yautia).

5. You need 1 tsp of vinager.

6. You need 1 envelope of sazon with achiote (annatto).

7. Prepare 1 of lots of vegetable oil for deep frying. a few sheets of wax paper for molding.

8. It’s of the filling.

9. It’s 2 lb of chopped meat (i prefer pork).

10. It’s 1 tbsp of sofrito.

11. Prepare 8 oz of can tomato sauce.

12. It’s 2 lb of chopped meat ( i prefer pork) chopped up in small pieces.

13. It’s 1/2 tsp of salt & pepper.

14. Prepare 1 envelope of sazon.

15. You need 8 of green olives.

16. Prepare 1 clove of garlic.

17. You need 6 oz of cooked chopped ham.

18. You need 1 tsp of dried oregano.

19. It’s 1 tsp of capers.

20. You need 1/4 of vinegar.

Traditionally, alcapurrias are shaped on a wilted wild grape leaf (uva playera), and slid from the leaf into the hot oil one by one.

I provide a nontraditional method that eases the process for home cooks, although; if you would like to prepare them ahead of time, arrange them in.

Say the word "alcapurrias," and most Puerto Ricans think "beach food." These scrumptious fritters are usually made with a batter of taro (yautía) and green bananas (guineos verdes), and are stuffed with either a meat (pino) filling or with crab, shrimp or lobster.

Sold by vendors on the beach, they make a great snack for hungry stomachs after a long day in the sun.

Alcapurrias (Beef stuffed fritters) step by step

1. The Masa:

Thoroughly wash the yautías then peel.

Peel the green bananas and wash with salted water.

Grate the bananas and yautías then add the salt, vinegar, oil and sazón.

Mix well and set aside..

1. The Filling:

In a deep pot, fry your ground meat until all red is gone.

Drain most of the grease and add the garlic, ham, oregano, vinegar salt, olives, capers, sazón, sofrito and tomato sauce.

Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and cover the pot.

Cook covered for 15 minutes.

Uncover and cook another 15 minutes, stirring ocassionally.

On the palm of your hand (or if you are lucky enough to have plantain leaves), spread about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the mixture and make a shallow well. (You may also use wax paper)

Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons of the filling mixture and cover the filling (meat) with the banana mixture all around. (At this time of the recipe, you can fry the alcapurria or store in the freezer for later use.)

In a deep fryer or deep frying pan, heat lots of vegetable oil to cover the alcapurrias.

Fry until slightly crispy.

Drain the alcapurrias on a paper towel and let them cool off.

RICAN WARNING:

DO NOT TRY AND EAT THE ALCAPURRIA IMMEDIATELY. IT WILL BURN YOUR (B.

1. Tips Try some corned beef in your filling.

They are yummy when stuffed with shrimp, lobster chicken or turkey..

A favorite appetizer in the Caribbean, the recipe for alcapurrias is to follow, so anyone can make them at home.

These tasty delights are ground beef-filled fried fritters made from a mixture of grated yautía (taro root) and green bananas.

Say the word "alcapurrias," and most Puerto Ricans think "beach food." These scrumptious fritters are usually made with a batter of taro (yautía) and green bananas (guineos verdes), and are stuffed with either a meat (pino) filling or with crab, shrimp or lobster.

Sold by vendors on the beach, they make a great snack for hungry stomachs after a long day in the sun.

An Alcapurria is a Puerto Rican fritter made of green bananas and yautia (taro root) and stuffed with meat (Picadillo).