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Mole bananas are one of the most representative desserts of traditional Guatemalan cuisine. This dish was declared cultural heritage in 2007.
Typical Mole Ship of the Arrin Cuan Restaurant. (PHOTO FREE PRESS: PL hemeroteca)
The plot of bananas in Mole stands out from other international dishes because it is sweet, instead of salty.
It is one of the most representative desserts of Guatemala. He was declared Cultural Heritage in 2007, according to Ministerial Agreement 801-2007.
He Mole in Nahuatl means grinding And refers to a message that thickens with seeds or some flour, says Regina Moraga, chef and archaeologist.
For example, what we know today as Jocón, is a green mole, explains Moraga. Some of these errands are thickened with dough or pinol, he explains.
The base of the bananas in mole, that is, the sweet message, is prepared with Chile passes, tomato, sesame, pepitoria and cinnamon. It is thicker with sweet bread and add artisanal chocolate.
Mole bananas recipe
Chef recipe David García, chef from the Tourism Training Center, Intecap
Yield: 8 portions
Ingredients:
- 6 ripe and fried male bananas
- 8 ounces of drinking chocolate (chocolate in tablet)
- 4 ounces of plums passes without seeds
- 2 ounces of sesame sesame seeds
- 2 ounces of pepitoria or pumpkin seeds
- 2 ounces of sesame for decoration
Preparation:
- Fría the bananas in the oil.
- The sesame or sesame and the pepitoria or pumpkin seeds are ground or dry to spray them.
- The tomatoes, chiles and cinnamon are; Blend and pass them by a strainer.
- With a part of the above, liquefy again with the powdered seed, plums and roasted bread.
- Boil and incorporate chocolate until it melts and turns a sauce.
- Add the bananas and let them hot to serve.