World Flavors Cookbook

Corviche

Name: Corviche
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Ecuador
Ingredients: 3 green plantains, grated raw 1 cup cooked fish (albacore or tuna) 1/2 cup peanut paste Onion, garlic, and achiote for the refrito Oil for frying

Oval-shaped plantain fritters stuffed with fish and peanuts.

Cuisine: Ecuador

Ingredients

3 green plantains, grated raw 1 cup cooked fish (albacore or tuna) 1/2 cup peanut paste Onion, garlic, and achiote for the refrito Oil for frying

Instructions

Grate the raw plantains and mix with peanut paste to form a dough. Sauté onions and garlic with achiote and add the fish to make a filling. Take portions of the dough, make a hollow, stuff with the fish filling, and shape into ovals. Fry in hot oil until dark golden and crispy on the outside.