Carimañola

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.

Carimañola
A plate of carimañolas
TypeFritter
Region or stateSouth America
Associated cuisineColombia, Panama
Main ingredientsYuca

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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