Caribbean Alcapurrias Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

A favorite appetizer in the caribbean, the recipe for alcapurrias is to follow, so anyone can make them at home. These tasty delights are ground beef-filled fried fritters made from a mixture of grated yauta (taro root) and green bananas. Vendors sell alcapurrias at street-side stands and grills throughout the caribbean islands, though they're best known as a puerto rican food. You can easily change the recipe up by using ground chicken, turkey, or pork or using a varying of your sofrito recipe. For a luxury version, stuff the alcapurrias with cuban picadillo, a spiced, tomato-flavored ground beef.

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40minstotal
30minsPrep
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Ingredients for Caribbean Alcapurrias Recipe

  • As required For the masa dough
  • 1.25 Medium bananas
  • 1/4 pound Yautia
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • As required For The Filling
  • 0.13 pound Ground Beef
  • 1/4 tablespoon Sofrito
  • 1/4 tablespoon Alcaparrado
  • As required Salt
Nutrition
value
406
calories per serving
9 g Fat15 g Protein65 g Carbs5 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    9g
  • Protein
    15g
  • Carbs
    65g
  • Fiber
    5g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    65g
  • Protein
    15g
  • Fiber
    5g

Fats

  • Fat
    9g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    25mg
  • Iron
    2mg
  • Vitamin A
    84mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    4mg
  • Vitamin B6
    1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    52mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    18mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    87mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    205mg
  • Selenium
    7mcg
  • Zinc
    3mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats