Jorge’s Aborrajados, Colombian Plantain Fritters
- December 2020
- By Jorge Morales
- Recipe from Colombia
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Aborrajados is a typical dish from the Valle del Cauca region in Colombia. It is usually served as a side dish but people often eat it as a snack or even dessert because of its sweet taste. This dish’s main ingredient is ripe plantains.
The first time I ate aborrajados was at school. We had a really good school cafeteria run by an Italian lady by the name of Simonetta. She also ran a restaurant of the same name. I remember this restaurant was an institution of great food (mostly Italian) in my hometown during the 1980s and early ’90s. I don’t remember her last name—but I remember her cooking was amazing. A couple of her kids went to the same school I did, so that meant she was really involved with everyday school life. Luckily for me, that meant great food. Her comida was so legendary that every time the lunch bell rang, me and my friends would sprint to the cafeteria line to be able to snatch an aborrajado or any other snacks she had made for the day.
I love alborrajados because they are super easy to make, and although fried, have a high nutritional value—and are delicious. Also, I love plantains in any shape or form.
My grandma taught me how to make these. Sometimes she would add a variation to make it more a dessert than a snack by adding guava paste. I like them better without the guava paste, but some people in my family had a serious sweet tooth so it was a continuous argument about which version was better.
To try more traditional Colombian family recipes, check our our family-famous recipes for pescado frito or fried whole mojarra, flan de leche and patacones with hogao.
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