It can be thought that its elaboration is complicated, but it is easier than you think, So chef José Osoy, director of the Las Margaritas culinary academy, proposes their preparation at home.
Ingredients
3 mature bananas
Champarate crumb, if necessary
1 cup of black black beans
½ tablespoon of cinnamon powder
1 tablespoon of vanilla essence
6 ounces of cup, artisanal and good quality chocolate
Frying vegetable oil
Sugar to decorate
Preparation
- Cook bananas with shell in water, with sugar and cinnamon in slit. Remove from heat and drain the water.
- Make a puree with bananas. If desired, add sugar. Depending on the maturity of the banana, it may be necessary to add some shamparate crumb, to give consistency.
- Cook beans with sugar, cinnamon and chocolate, until they thickened.
- Take some banana dough and make a cake of the size of the palm of the hand.
- In the center, place a tablespoon and a half of the bean mixture and then give it oval shape, trying to cover the bean well.
- In a pan with hot oil, put to fry the fillings until they are golden sides.
- Serve with sugar and if you want, pure cream.
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The black bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a plant that there are some 150 species in Mesoamerica, the Antilles and South America, and the vast majority grows in Guatemala and Mexico. It has become, together with corn, the fundamental diet of the Guatemalan.
In our country it is consumed in the three times of food, whether unemployed, cast or turned. It can be tasted with tortilla or bread, with cheese and cream; in toast, with cheese, onion and parsley; in soup; within banana fillings; As a churrascos garnish: as stuffed with tamales (xepes, tones or ticucos) or as strong dishes, adding pork, mainly. In bakery and pastries, bean flour is used.
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Bean is a rich source of protein and provides vitamins of complex B such as B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin) and B9 (folic acid), as well as minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium, calcium and potassium, and antioxidants. Bean consumption helps maintain controlled levels of blood sugar, reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, regulate intestinal transit Already lose weight, due to its low caloric and high content in fiber.
Chef profile
- José Osoy is a professional chef with a master’s degree in international business, and founded the Las Margaritas culinary academy in 2009..
- He has represented Guatemala in different international gastronomic events in countries such as Spain and Mexico, as well as South America.
- He has received innumerable recognitions such as the Quality Gold award, for the Quality Global Foundation, as best culinary school at the Latin American level 2014.
- In 2017 and 2019, the Global Business Corporation awarded the Business Management Award, for being one of the companies with the greatest social impact in the region.
- In 2022 he was recognized by the Global Quality Foundation with the Emirates Dahab award, in Dubai, with the first worldwide as a professional development institution in the gastronomic arts. In that event, he participated in the benefit of vulnerable groups.
- He is one of the founding partners of the International Organization of Gastronomy, Hospitality and Tourism, created in 2011, of which he is vice president for Central America and the Caribbean, currently.
- He has organized two important culinary congresses in Guatemala: International Congress of Latin American Gastronomy, in 2016, and Cooking Contemporary Guatemalan Kitchen Show, in 2018 and 2019.