🇵🇷 Puerto Rican Cuisine

Piononos

Stuffed Sweet Plantain Rolls

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 362 kcal

Ripe plantain strips rolled into cylinders, stuffed with seasoned ground beef, sealed with egg, and fried until golden.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel plantains and slice lengthwise into thin strips. Fry strips in oil until golden and pliable. Drain and cool.
  2. 2 Brown ground beef with sofrito, tomato sauce, and sazon until well-seasoned and cooked through.
  3. 3 Roll each plantain strip into a cylinder and secure with a toothpick, leaving the center open.
  4. 4 Stuff each cylinder generously with the seasoned beef mixture.
  5. 5 Dip the bottom and top of each pionono into beaten egg to seal.
  6. 6 Fry egg-side down first in hot oil, then flip, until the egg is set and golden. Drain and serve hot.

Did You Know?

Piononos were named after Pope Pius IX (Pio Nono), though the connection between the pontiff and stuffed plantain rolls remains a delicious mystery.