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Puerto Rican Piononos (Sweet Plantain Cups)

Puerto Rican Piononos (Sweet Plantain Cups)

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Delish D'Lites

Ingredients

For The Plantain Cups

  • 3-4 ripe plantains, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 1½ cups shredded Colby Jack cheese or your favorite melting cheese
  • 1 recipe's worth of picadillo

Instructions

  1. Peel the plantains and add them to a large pot. Add 8 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of salt to the water. Once the plantains are cooked through, about 15 minutes, drain them and set them aside.
  2. Lightly mash the plantains (do not make it into a puree) with a fork or potato masher. Grease 8 non-stick muffin tins with some of the oil. Scoop 1/3 cup of the plantain mixture into each hole. Using the mortar part of a mortar and pestle (greased with oil), press into the center to form the cups.
  3. Preheat your oven to 425F. Place the muffin tin in the oven and cook until the edges of the cups turn light brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven.

  4. Add 1 tablespoon of cheese into the bottom of each the plantain cups. Scoop the picadillo into the cups and press down lightly. Return to the oven for another 5 minutes to heat the beef and melt the cheese.

  5. Loosen the edges of the cups with a knife. Carefully remove the piononos from the muffin tins, it helps to use a spoon or fork. Place the piononos on a serving tray and serve hot.

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