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Ecuadorian Plantain Recipes

Ecuadorian plantain recipes

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.

 

Platanos maduros asados con queso or baked ripe plantains with cheese
Baked ripe plantains with cheese

 

Bolon de verde plantain dumplings
Bolon de verde plantain dumplings

 

Caldo de bolas de verde or green plantain dumpling soup
Caldo de bolas de verde or green plantain dumpling soup

 

Chifles or plantain chips
Chifles or plantain chips

 

Empanadas de verde or green plantain empanadas with cheese
Empanadas de verde or green plantain empanadas with cheese

 

Fried ripe plantains
Fried ripe plantains

 

Green banana (or plantain) soup with peas
Green banana (or plantain) soup with peas

 

Majado de verde or mashed green plantains
Majado de verde or mashed green plantains

 

Repe lojano or green banana soup
Repe lojano or green banana (or plantain) soup

 

Ripe plantain puree
Ripe plantain puree

 

Skillet ripe plantains with cheese
Skillet ripe plantains with cheese

 

Biche fish soup with plantains
Viche or Biche fish soup with plantains

 

On my list of Ecuadorian plantain recipes to be added:
Bollos de verde
Buñuelos de maduro
Cazuela de verde
Chucula
Corviche
Emborrajados
Envueltos
Platanos pasados o dulce de platanos maduros
Sango de verde
Sopa de chifles
Tigrillo
Tortillas de verde

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Ecuadorian plantain dishes

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  1. kirk johnson says

    April 15, 2018 at 2:41 pm

    Hi, I would love a fish corviche recipe. We had it in Mompiche and it was amazing. Thanks.

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  2. Mayra Ale Viera says

    March 4, 2018 at 7:11 pm

    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!

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  3. John rod says

    March 24, 2017 at 4:46 pm

    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)

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  4. Jon says

    June 18, 2014 at 1:46 pm

    Could you add Emborrajados next? Just had them here in Quito and they were amazing!

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  5. Rommy says

    May 7, 2014 at 10:12 am

    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!

    Reply
  6. Patricia says

    February 11, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    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

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