A carimañola is a South American meat-pie in a torpedo-shaped yuca fritter, stuffed with cheese, seasoned ground meat or shredded chicken and fried. It is found in Colombia and Panama. They can be accompanied by suero.

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Carimañola

A plate of Carimañolas
Type	Fritter
Region or state	South America
Associated national cuisine	Colombia, Panama
Main ingredients	Yuca
Cookbook: Carimañola   Media: Carimañola

Description

Fresh cassava is boiled, cooled, mashed and mixed with flour or cornmeal, eggs, salt, and butter until a dough consistency. To construct the fritters, a piece of dough is placed in hand, meat and cheese in the center and form in to 2 inch ball then flatten into an oval. They are then deep-fried.

See also

• Colombian cuisine
• List of stuffed dishes

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