These Ripe Plantains are very easy to make and delicious. The are stuffed with a flavorful ground beef filling.
Ripe Plantains Stuffed with Meat Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 ripe plantains
- 2 tablespoons of melted butter
- 4 slices of mozzarella cheese optional
- Fresh cilantro
Filling:
- ¼ cup onion chopped
- ½ red bell pepper diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ pound ground beef
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ cup beef broth
- ¼ cup tomato sauce
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Fresh cilantro or parsley garnish
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 F.
- Peel the plantains, place them on a baking sheet and rub them with butter.
- Bake the plantains for 20 minutes, then turn them and bake for another 15 minutes or until golden on both sides.
- Meanwhile, make the filling: In a medium pan, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the red pepper and cook onion until soft. Add the chopped garlic and cook until almost golden.
- Add the cumin, salt and pepper. Add the ground beef, beef broth and tomato sauce. Cook for about 20 more minutes.
- Remove the plantains from the oven, make a horizontal slit on the middle of each plantain, and stuff them with the meat mixture.
Nutrition
Calories: 494kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 13gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 284mgPotassium: 1150mgFiber: 4gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 2741IUVitamin C: 54mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 3mg
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This dish is simple and easy to prepare, and most importantly, it is absolutely delicious! The sweetness of the ripe plantains works perfectly with the meat and spices.
This is a wonderful dish to enjoy on a weeknight. I love the way all the flavors come together in perfect harmony.
Buen provecho!
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Belinda @zomppa
Meat, mozzarella, plantains...what an amazing combination!!
Heather @girlichef
Oh my gosh, these look so good and so fun! I love that the plantains are the vehicle for that delicious meaty filling. Another one for my ever-growing "to-try" list!
Velva
The flavor combination here is pretty awesome.
Velva
Blond Duck
I would love to try this!
Chris
Stunning and unique! So impressive, Erica. I have to try this out, it's so cool seeing the stuffed plaintains with MEAT.
Joanne
Oh wow, I want these, like NOW. Amazing!
Ivy
Although I have never tried plantains before, this looks really delicious!
Patty
En Puerto Rico hacemos algo similar. Cortamos el platano en 3-4 lascas. Los enrollamos, asegurandolos con un palillo, rellenandolos con el picadillo y pasandolos por una mezcla de huevo batido y harina los freimos de nuevo. Los llamamos piononos y es el plato favorito de mis hijos.
Me encanta tu blog.
Erica
Patty, Eso suena delicioso....lo tengo que hacer pronto! Muchas gracias por tu comentario 🙂
Maria
Pinonos, son deliciosos.
Susana
I made this recipe for dinner tonight with cheese and they were absolutely delicious.
Erica
Thank you everyone for visiting my blog!
Jenny
holy food heaven - I should be studying, but this keeps haunting my mind. Guaranteed I'm going to love this. Now just need to make it! Thank you for sharing!
Jenny
Just made this - what a family hit! The flavors are INCREDIBLE. The only substitutes I made were (2): a quick mushroom/red wine/butter base instead of beef broth and fire roasted tomatoes instead of the tomato sauce. And its considered paleo even with the cheese (I'm an advocate for organic raw dairy products) - yes, so basically this is going in our weekly meal plan. Move over spaghetti squash bolognese and lettuce chicken wraps!
Grace
Thanks for the substitution tips Jenny - I'm an advocate of organic raw dairy too!
Erica, I have been delightfully limited to making tostones for the past decade and am so happy to find your mouth watering recipes! Thank you!
DowntownFoodie
I tried your recipe today! Absolutely delicious and a wonderfully quick and easy weeknight meal. I made extra meat, so maybe I will use it for empanadas or arepas. Thanks for so generously sharing your delicious recipes!
Sara
I've just made these and they are amazing! I have never been to Colombia nor in any country in Latin America and I am so happy I can bring those flavors into my kitchen over here in Italy. Hopefully I travel to Colombia one day and I will definitely know what to eat while there 🙂
Angela Ravin-Anderson
Cant wait to try this recipe
When I have eaten this dish before it was topped with sour cream instead o cheese. It looks delicious.
Tiffany
Mmmmmmm, thank u for the meal idea this is always a hit in my house only difference is I add a quarter of a small jar off green olives I give them a nice chop and add them when i sauteed the onions and garlic can't forget the sazon and I like to add a half packet of Goya ham seasoning then last but not least i top mine off with two parts mozzarella one Part cheddar
Alejandro Murphy
Alejandro
Mme resolvistes el dia. Estaba buscando la treceta y nadie daba con ella.
Gracias
Carmen I Ortiz
I always fry the plantains. Decided to follow this recipe. Everything fine and then the plaintains. Rock solid. Plantain should be soft and sweet.
Erin
I want to make this recipe but only four ingredients are listed: 4 ripe plantains, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 4 slices of mozzarella cheese optional, Fresh cilantro. I see other ingredients in the directions without amounts. I thought if I clicked to print the recipe they might show up but didn't. Something strange has happened! Hope you can fix it!
Erica Dinho
Fixed!