Patacónes made in my own style (With meat, cheese and ham)

Hello everyone dear Foodies Bee Hive community, I had a long time without sharing a post here, but in the last few days I had a recipe in my head that provoked me a lot, so I proceeded to buy the ingredients and make it. You are probably confused with the name of the post since the word “patacones” is quite regionalist, but I will explain it quickly. Patacones are fried green plantains which serve as a base for different combinations and toppings, they are very popular here in Venezuela and Latin America.

So, the patacones I'm going to cook have shredded beef, mozzarella cheese and ham. Below you will see a series of photos of the step by step, but in the video you can see it in more detail.

To prepare the shredded beef I used beef brisket which I cooked in the pressure cooker to tenderize it, then, I shredded it with my own hands to reduce its size and adjust it to the size required for this recipe.

To season the meat, I used onion, tomato, cilantro, garlic and sweet chili bell pepper. I cut everything as small as possible so that it would be easy to cook, taking into account that the meat is already cooked.

I seasoned the meat only with salt and cooked it with onotado oil. This is the result, the meat was soft, juicy and with good flavor.

I used green plantain from which I removed the shells and cut them in three parts. In total I used 5 plantains for a portion for 4 people.

I fried the plantains for 5 minutes, then I removed them and once they cooled I flattened them with a stone to give them the desired shape. Then I fried them again until they were golden brown and crispy.

As a complement, I used mozzarella cheese and a ham I had in the refrigerator, I thought they would be perfect accompaniments for this recipe that I had not seen in any restaurant so far.

For the final assembly of the dish, I made a kind of sandwich with the plantains, filled them with the previously cooked meat and added the cheese and ham.

This seems to be a simple dish, but believe me it takes time to prepare, however, the resulting flavor with these combinations is wonderful. That day I had lunch with my parents and husband and I must say that it was a very enjoyable moment. It was a pleasure to share this recipe with you, a big hug!