I try so hard to cook

but it just doesn't work

sigh

como hacer patacones / how to make patacones

ingredients: plantains, cooking oil, salt

...that's it.

step one: heat up a pan filled with cooking oil

step two: cut the plantain into pieces as such ~

step three: cook the plantain slices in oil

step four: prepare a bowl of water mixed with salt

remove the patacones from the oil.

step six: using a flat surface, such as a cup, squish the patacones. 

they will look like this:

step seven: soak the patacones in the salt water

step eight: ((classic Ecuadorian style)) cook them in oil again

remove from oil, aaaand Well-ah!

Patacones!

Ecuador Archives: Carnaval Part 2 THE FOOD

I know what you're thinking: Wow, that intestine soup looks DELICIOUS. How do you think I could make myself some of that?

Now I would never give away my family's cooking secrets, but I do have some behind-the-scenes footage of the making of this tradition Carnaval dish:

¡Buen provecho!

Part One

black bean brownies

For sector specific training in the health field, my class made some health[ier] brownies & gave a charla (talk/informal presentation) about why they are better for you than regular brownies!

They taste very similar to normal brownies (I think they taste better), BUT the main ingredients in these brownies is BLACK BEANS.

Pretty legit, if I may say.

:

Ingredients

• 1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup white sugar [our class used panella -- less processed sugar]
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee (optional)
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (optional) 

1.     Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 square baking dish.

2.     Combine the black beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla extract, sugar, and instant coffee in a blender; blend until smooth; pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the mixture [pour the chocolate chips on when the brownies are almost done baking].

3.     Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.