Carimañola
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 A plate of Carimañolas | |
| Type | Fritter |
|---|---|
| Region or state | South America |
| Associated national cuisine | Colombia, Panama |
| Main ingredients | Yuca |
A carimañola is a South American meat-pie in a torpedo-shaped yuca fritter, stuffed with cheese, seasoned ground meat or shredded chicken and fried. It is found in Colombia and Panama. They can be accompanied by suero.
Description[]
Fresh cassava is boiled, cooled, mashed and mixed with flour or cornmeal, eggs, salt, and butter until a dough consistency. To construct the fritters, a piece of dough is placed in hand, meat and cheese in the center and form in to 2 inch ball then flatten into an oval. They are then deep-fried.
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- Colombian cuisine
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- Ground meat
- Savoury pies
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