Cat's Head Recipe
Cat's Head is a very popular recipe from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, made with green banana; Here you will learn how to prepare the cat's head recipe step by step and quickly and easily.
Ingredients
- 2 green bananas
- Water
- 1 Onion
- Butter (al gusto)
- Salt (al gusto)
Step by step preparation
- First the ingredients are prepared; bananas are washed, then peeled and cut into medium pieces; Then they are placed to parboil in enough salted water.
- The onion is finely chopped and set aside until the banana is finished cooking. (optionally you can use a couple of finely chopped garlic and add them when making the puree).
- Once the bananas are soft, remove them from the heat, remove the water and place them in a container, there add butter to taste and a little salt; Then, with a spoon or a masher, mash the bananas together with the butter until they form a puree.
- Then proceed to add the chopped onion and mix well, checking if it has enough salt, if it is missing, you can add more. Let it rest for a few minutes.
- Then with your hands you proceed to form some balls with the puree and that's it.
- You can accompany this dish with whatever you want: eggs, Coastal cheese, coastal serum, meat, etc.
Interesting Facts
- This recipe is very popular on the Caribbean coast of Colombia and is usually eaten mainly for breakfast.
- The curious name of this recipe comes from the ball shape it has, it goes without saying that at no time are cats used in this recipe.
- The green banana has a high level of fiber.
- Green banana also has Vitamins (B complex) and Minerals (calcium, magnesium) which benefit the body.
Other recipes that might interest you
- Yuca frita
- Yuca cocida o hervida
- Tungos
- Tajadas de Plátano verde
- Tajadas de Plátano maduro
- Coastal cheese
- Mashed potatoes or Naco
- Plátanos maduros asados con queso
- Plátanos en tentación o pícaros
- Openwork bananas
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