Aborrajados (Cheese-Stuffed Sweet Plantain Fritters)
Ripe, sweet plantain flattened around melting cheese and guava paste, dipped in a light batter and fried until golden. A sweet-and-salty snack from the Valle del Cauca.
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Fry the plantain
Peel the ripe plantains and cut each one into 4 thick slanted pieces. Heat the oil in a deep pan to 170°C (340°F) and fry the pieces for about 4 minutes, turning once, until golden and soft all the way through. Lift out and drain on paper towels.
- 3 ripe plantains
- 750ml oil, for frying
✅ Done when: pieces are golden outside and soft enough to flatten easily
Flatten and fill
While the pieces are still warm, place each one between two sheets of baking paper and press flat to about 5 mm thick. Lay cheese and guava paste on half of the pieces, then cover each with another flattened piece and press the edges together to seal.
- all 12 fried plantain pieces fried pieces (from step 1)
- 200g or mozzarella
- 150g guava paste
✅ Done when: pieces are flattened, filled and the edges are pressed shut
Make the batter
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Batter and fry
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Serve
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Fry the plantain
Peel the ripe plantains and cut each one into 4 thick slanted pieces. Heat the oil in a deep pan to 170°C (340°F) and fry the pieces for about 4 minutes, turning once, until golden and soft all the way through. Lift out and drain on paper towels.
- 3 ripe plantains
- 750ml oil, for frying
✅ Done when: pieces are golden outside and soft enough to flatten easily
Flatten and fill
While the pieces are still warm, place each one between two sheets of baking paper and press flat to about 5 mm thick. Lay cheese and guava paste on half of the pieces, then cover each with another flattened piece and press the edges together to seal.
- all 12 fried plantain pieces fried pieces (from step 1)
- 200g or mozzarella
- 150g guava paste
✅ Done when: pieces are flattened, filled and the edges are pressed shut
Make the batter
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Batter and fry
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Serve
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The Story Behind the Dish
Aborrajados are a speciality of Cali and the Valle del Cauca, where sweet ripe plantain and fresh cheese are everyday ingredients. The name comes from aborrajar — to coat in batter before frying.
They're sold at bakeries and street stalls and served alongside sancocho at family lunches.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Sweet plantain, salty melted cheese and tangy guava in a crisp coat — every bite hits sweet, salty and fruity at once.
💡 Fun Fact
The cheese-and-guava combination, called 'matrimonio' (marriage), is one of Colombia's favourite pairings, also eaten simply as a dessert.
Valle del Cauca (Cali)
3.45°N, -76.53°W
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