Here are some of my favorite Ecuadorian plantain recipes, this list is an ongoing project and I will be adding more recipes. If you have a specific Ecuadorian plantain recipe that you would like to see added please let me know in the comment section. I love plantains and while most of these recipes are good anytime of the day, my favorites are the breakfast dishes like bolon de verde, majado de verde, tigrillo, sango de verde, fried (or baked) ripe plantains with cheese, and green plantain empanadas.
Plantains are used to prepare many popular street food dishes like emborrajados and platanos asados. If you’re visiting the beaches in Ecuador, you will likely be approached by food cart vendors selling delicious bollos de pescado, corviches, envueltos, and other plantain specialties. Many Ecuadorian soups use plantains, both ripe and green, as a key ingredient. In my home province of Loja, we have a couple of traditional soups, repe and arvejas con guineo, that typically use green bananas, however for those of us that can’t always find green bananas, it is easy to use green plantains instead.
Baked ripe plantains with cheese
Bolon de verde plantain dumplings
Caldo de bolas de verde or green plantain dumpling soup
Chifles or plantain chips
Empanadas de verde or green plantain empanadas with cheese
Fried ripe plantains
Green banana (or plantain) soup with peas
Majado de verde or mashed green plantains
Repe lojano or green banana (or plantain) soup
Ripe plantain puree
Skillet ripe plantains with cheese
Viche or Biche fish soup with plantains
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Ecuadorian Tigrillo con Queso (Creamy Green Plantain Mash with Cheese)
Recipe for homemade Ecuadorian tigrillo con queso, a dish of creamy mashed green plantains with cheese, eggs, butter, milk, onions, garlic, achiote (annatto), and cilantro.
Green plantain patties stuffed with cheese {Tortillas de verde}
Ecuadorian green plantain patties stuffed with cheese, also known as tortillas de verde, made with a dough of green plantains, a cheese filling (or your choice of filling), and cooked on a griddle or frying pan.
Recipe for Ecuadorian corviche de pescado, these fritters or croquettes are made with a green plantain and peanut dough, filled with albacore fish and fried until crispy.Served with peanut sauce, pickled onions, cilantro mayonnaise, and spicy aji sauce.
On my list of Ecuadorian plantain recipes to be added: Buñuelos de maduro Cazuela de verde Chucula Emborrajados Envueltos Sango de verde Sopa de chifles Menestra de verde
I live in Ecuador now and would LOVE to have the tigrillo recipe to serve for breakfast. I have eaten it in many different restaurants and all seem to be made differently.
Hello Laylita! I’ve been smitten with your website because it’s truly amazing :)
I have a request for a Cazuela de Mariscos recipe…I’m of Ecuadorian Heritage & unfortunately since we are from Cuenca, it is not a common dish served there. I have only had it in Guayaquil or made by friend from the Coast. If you could, please add that to your upcoming dishes…much love!
I love your recipes! I made encebollado today and it came out great. Could you please post how to make cazuela de camarones (or fish)? Thanks! Great website!
Always look forward to your recipes. They take me home everytime I try one. I was hoping that you have the recipe for cazuela de pescado o de marisco it has green plantain in it. I have a rough idea of the ingredients but now sure of recipe or how to put it together. Would love to see a posting of this if you have it.
I live in Ecuador now and would LOVE to have the tigrillo recipe to serve for breakfast. I have eaten it in many different restaurants and all seem to be made differently.
Hi J.K. – Here is my recipe for tigrillo: https://www.laylita.com/recipes/ecuadorian-tigrillo-con-queso-creamy-green-plantain-mash/
You are right that there are several ways to prepare (boiling the platanos, frying them or even roasting them), my recipe boils them, but also gives you the option to fry them if you also want to test that method.
Ooh! Please do corviche! I remember buying corviche at bus stops on my way from Esmeraldas to Quito. So delicious!
Hi, I would love a fish corviche recipe. We had it in Mompiche and it was amazing. Thanks.
Hello Laylita! I’ve been smitten with your website because it’s truly amazing :)
I have a request for a Cazuela de Mariscos recipe…I’m of Ecuadorian Heritage & unfortunately since we are from Cuenca, it is not a common dish served there. I have only had it in Guayaquil or made by friend from the Coast. If you could, please add that to your upcoming dishes…much love!
Hi, congrats on your amazing web site! As a child, i was raised with bebida de arina de platano in guayaquil, do you have thr recipe
Thanks, john (Ny)
Could you add Emborrajados next? Just had them here in Quito and they were amazing!
Hi Laylita,
I love your recipes! I made encebollado today and it came out great. Could you please post how to make cazuela de camarones (or fish)? Thanks! Great website!
Hi Laylita:
Always look forward to your recipes. They take me home everytime I try one. I was hoping that you have the recipe for cazuela de pescado o de marisco it has green plantain in it. I have a rough idea of the ingredients but now sure of recipe or how to put it together. Would love to see a posting of this if you have it.
Many thanks happy cooking.
Patriciia