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Machuca Recipe
Machuca is a staple of the Garifuna, descendants of intermarried Africans and Carib natives who live on the Atlantic coast of Central America It's a sticky, satisfying mash of sweet and green plantains, rolled into bites and dunked into flavorful soups, similar to the fufus of West Africa.
green plantains, plantain
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Corviches Recipe
Many cuisines have some version of a starchy vegetable stuffed, then fried, but the corviches of Ecuador speak to tropical and African influences in a delicious way; the plantains give them great crunch and a mild sweetness, while the peanuts offer an intriguing toasted, buttery taste Stuffed here with quickly stewed tuna, they're great as appetizers or as a light meal when paired with a salad.
peanuts, green plantains, cilantro, cloves, red onion, green pepper, plum tomatoes, tuna
