Recipes
Food Handler Classes

Fried Plantains with Black Bean Mole

A recipe for fried plantains on top of black bean mole

You can find this recipe at El Restaurante

Recipe courtesy of Sysco

Makes 2 quarts


¼ c. vegetable oil

1 c. small diced onion

3 ea. BIG BANANA® whole ripe plantains

12 oz. canned black beans, drained

1 ea. soaked Ancho chili peppers

1/4 c. peeled garlic

½ c. medium diced Poblano peppers

1 ea. chopped Jalapeño peppers

¼ c. pumpkin seeds (stripped from the hull)

1 T. ground cumin

1 T. ground coriander

1 T. ground cinnamon

¼ c. agave nectar

¼ c. bittersweet chocolate

1 T. ground oregano

4 c. ham or chicken broth

½ c. fresh lime juice

1 T. ground bay leaves

1 T. kosher salt


Heat vegetable oil in a large soup pot (1 gallon). Add peppers, onions, garlic, nuts and spices and cook until tender on medium heat. Add black beans, plantains, ham broth and lime juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Cook slowly for 1 hour. Puree items in pot with hand blender until smooth.


Additional ingredients:

BIG BANANA® sweet plantain slices

Cotija cheese crumbles

Picked cilantro

Lime wedges


To build plate: Put 2 oz. black bean mole on plate. Place 3 slices of fried plantains on top of mole. Sprinkle with Cotija cheese. Add picked cilantro. Garnish with a lime wedge.


 

El Restaurante

El Restaurante magazine was founded in 1997, and is read by over 25,000 owners and managers of Mexican and Latin restaurants in the United States. The magazine is published five times per year by Maiden Name Press, LLC in Chicago, Illinois.

El Restaurante also publishes a monthly e-newsletter, eMex, and maintains the popular website www.elrestaurante.com.

El Restaurante is edited by Kathleen Furore, a veteran journalist. She has been the editor since the magazine was founded. Kathleen can be reached at 708-267-0023 or kfurore@restmex.com.

For advertising information, please contact publisher Ed Avis at edavis@restmex.com or 708-218-7755.

Recipes

A collection of interesting recipes than range from appetizing dinner dishes to your favorite alcoholic beverages.

Cannabis Handler Classes for Budtenders