Crab Fritters - {Alcapurrias}

Recipe Ingredients

5		Green bananas - peeled
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Taro root - peeled
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Flour
1		Water
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1		Red pepper - diced small
		Vegetable oil - for cooking
1		Onion - diced small
1		Whole tomatoes - (10 oz) - crushed by hand
1/2 cup	118ml	White wine
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cilantro - chopped
1		Chipotle pepper - pureed
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Crabmeat - cleaned
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

To make masa, grate bananas and taro root with a hand grater and place in a large bowl. Add flour and mix well. Add water a little at a time. Season with salt and set aside.

To make the stuffing, saute onion and pepper in oil for approximately 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook until all liquid has evaporated. Add white wine and cook until liquid has evaporated. Add cilantro and chipotle. Season and cool. Add crabmeat.

To make dumplings, grease a small plate and spread 2 tablespoons of the masa over it. Place 1 tablespoon of the stuffing on top of the spread masa, and cover with 2 more tablespoons of the masa mixture. Roll into a cylinder shape, and slide off plate into a skillet with 1 1/2 inches of hot oil. Fry until golden brown and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

This recipe yields 16 servings.

Source:
MELTING POT with Alex Garcia - (Show # MP-1A30) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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