Flavorful Polcanes for an Irresistible Taste of Mexico

Published On: July 4, 2024
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vegan polcanes recipe

Chef Greg Ownes’ Polcanes from New Day New Chef Season 4

Polcanes

Course: Main Course

Ingredients

  • 500 g cooked lima bean
  • 14 g chives
  • 110 g pepitas roasted and blended;
  • 15 g epazote
  • 5 g salt

Dough

  • 200 g maseca
  • 300 g water
  • 12 g oil

Instructions

  • Step 1: Cook lima beans with epazote for two hours
  • Step 2: Allow to cool
  • Step 3: Dice chives and mix with the bean epazote mixture.
  • Step 4: Roast pumpkin seeds and blend to powder in food processor
  • Step 5: Add powdered pumpkin seeds to bean mixture
  • Step 6: Set mixture aside and allow it to cool
  • Step 7: Combine corn masa, water, oil, and salt into a dough
  • Step 8: Roll dough into a ball and flatten out into a shape of a circle
  • Step 9: Place bean mixture into the middle of the dough ball mixture making a puck shape - enclosing the bean mixture in the dough.
  • Step 10: Lightly fry for 5 - 7 minutes.
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About the Author: Heather Dahman

Heather Dahman is a vegan and animal rights advocate dedicated to creating a kinder, healthier world through plant-based living. A Master Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach & Food for Life Instructor, she helps people discover how eating plants can transform their health while saving animals.
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