| Total: | 1 hr |
| Prep: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 16 servings |
Ingredients
- 5 green bananas, peeled
- 1 pound taro root, peeled
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 quart water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 red pepper, diced small
- Vegetable oil, for sauteing and frying
- 1 onion, diced small
- 1 (10-ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed by hand
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 1 chipotle pepper, pureed
- 1 pound crabmeat, cleaned
- Salt and pepper
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.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 16 servings |
| Calories | 141 |
| Total Fat | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 21 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 27 mg |
| Sodium | 466 mg |