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Family Time: Alcapurrias Veganas
Servings:
2
Ingredients
"Masa" or Dough
2
purple yautía/malanga
It's called either way, but at the grocery stores in the US, it's probably called malanga
3.5
tsp
sazón
1
tsp
annatto
Filling
3/4
cup
faux meat crumbles
My favorites are Lightlife and Gardein
3
tbsp
sofrito
2.5
tsp
sazón/seasoning
2
tsp
salad olives
My favorite is Goya
1/2
cube/tsp
vegetable bullion
optional
1/2
tsp
salt
1/4
cup
tomato sauce
My favorite is Goya
Frying
2 1/2
cups
frying oil
Canola or vegetable
Instructions
Masa/Dough
Peel the yautías with a regular potato peeler
Grate the yautías on the box grater (the part with the small, spiky holes) over a large bowl
Mix the grated yautía with the "
sazón
"/seasoning and salt until evenly blended
Set aside for later
Filling
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan on medium/high heat
Add the
sofrito
and bullion, and lower the heat to medium/low
After the sofrito starts getting fragrant, about 30 seconds, add sazón, olives, and sauce. Sautée for about five minutes
Add the faux meat crumbles and salt. Mix until it is completely covered with the sofrito mixture
Add the water and turn the heat up to medium/high, until it starts boiling, then lower back to medium/low and cover for about 10 min
Uncover and lower heat further to low/medium for about five min or until water is mostly dried up. Stir occasionally so it doesn’t stick to the bottom
Take off heat and set aside
Putting Together the Alcapurria
Use either a plantain leaf or a small plate, and scoop ¼ cup of the “masa” or dough onto the leaf or plate
Carefully flatten it so that it’s a bit thin, but not too thin, creating a circle
Scoop 1 tbsp of the filling onto the middle of the dough circle
Scoop up the sides of the dough circle to cover the filling
Frying
Heat the oil in the pot on Medium/High
When the oil is very hot, carefully slide each alcapurria into it. Depending on the size of your pot, you will need to make at least two batches
After about one minute, turn the heat down to medium, and fry for about seven minutes. Turn the alcapurrias occasionally
Scoop the alcapurrias out and set them on a paper-towel-lined colander