Alboronía o Boronía Criolla (Eggplant and Plantain Purée)

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Fuentes: Margarita Cepeda Torres (1989), Estrella de los Ríos,
Number of servings
4
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
3 piece(s) eggplants
1 piece(s) ripe plantain
1 piece(s) medium red round onion
1 clove(s) garlic
1 tbsp oil
pinch salt to taste
1 piece(s) lemon
Directions
  1. Peel eggplants and bring whole to fire, in a pot with water, salt and lemon juice, for 20 minutes; then remove, drain and reserve.
  2. Plantain, with skin on, cooks for 10 minutes in water at a level that covers it, until soft. Remove, drain and let rest.
  3. In a pot put eggplants and peeled plantain, and mash with fork until achieving homogeneous purée.
  4. Cut onion in julienne strips, fry in oil with finely chopped garlic, and mix this sofrito with purée and let cook on low heat for 10 more minutes.
  5. Serve accompanying meat dishes, along with rice, patacones, casabe or fried yuca.