Food Network

COOKING
•  Baking
•  Cooking Guides
•  Cooking Demos
•  Cooking For Kids
•  Culinary Q&A
•  Encyclopedia
•  Holiday Baking
•  International Cooking
•  Recipe Collections
•  Recipes of the Day

Click here for a random recipe. Get a new recipe every time you click!

Find a TV Show
Today's TV Schedule

Find an Episode
Episode Topic
Or was shown during

Sponsor
Recommendations

Email Print Full Page | Print 3x5 Card | Print 4x6 Card

Crab Fritters: Alcapurrias
Recipe courtesy Alex Garcia
Show:  Melting Pot
Episode:  Nuevo Latino--Beach Party
5 green bananas, peeled
1 pound taro root, peeled
1/2 cup flour
1 quart water
1 teaspoon salt
1 red pepper, diced small
Vegetable oil, for sauteing and frying
1 onion, diced small
1 (10-ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed by hand
1/2 cup white wine
1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
1 chipotle pepper, pureed
1 pound crabmeat, cleaned
Salt and pepper

To make masa, grate bananas and taro root with a hand grater and place in a large bowl. Add flour and mix well. Add water a little at a time. Season with salt and set aside.

To make the stuffing, saute onion and pepper in oil for approximately 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook until all liquid has evaporated. Add white wine and cook until liquid has evaporated. Add cilantro and chipotle. Season and cool. Add crabmeat.

To make dumplings, grease a small plate and spread 2 tablespoons of the masa over it. Place 1 tablespoon of the stuffing on top of the spread masa, and cover with 2 more tablespoons of the masa mixture. Roll into a cylinder shape, and slide off plate into a skillet with 1 1/2 inches of hot oil. Fry until golden brown and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Other Recipes from this Episode
Bacalaitos (Codfish Fritters)
Mero en Ma Cum (Striped Bass in Achiote and Sour Orange Sauce)
Shark Tacos

Recipe Summary
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 16 servings

User Rating 5 Stars
 Rate Recipe  Read Reviews
 Ratings & Reviews FAQ


 
Shop For This Recipe
 

  Shop by host
  Shop for gourmet foods
  Shop for cookware
  Shop for Caribbean cookbooks
  Visit the Food Network Store