Green Bananas Garlic and Shrimp Cups

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Ingredients:

• 4 unripe bananas (or plantains)
• 20 jumbo shrimps, peeled
• 1 ripe, fresh avocado, halved, pitted and peeled
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 cup oil (for frying)
• bunch of fresh cilantro
• coarse sea salt
• pepper

Instructions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees F.
2. Peel the bananas (or plantains).
3. Cut into 5 slices each banana or 7 slices each plantain.
4. Heat oil for frying over medium temperature.
5. Fry each slice until they are golden brown all over.
6. Squeeze the slices using a lemon squeezer forming small cups.
7. Once all the cups are formed, fry them again until all the light parts have turned golden brown.
8. Turn off the oven and leave the cups in the oven while you proceed to the next step. Heat the olive oil over very low heat.
9. Add the garlic and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Do not let the garlic burn.
10. Add the shrimps and cook until they are pink throughout. Remove from the heat and reserve.
11. Remove the avocado from the peel.
12. Crush using a fork until it doesn't have any clumps.
13. Mix in the lime juice.
14. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
15. Assemble the cups by adding a Tbsp. of avocado mix into the cups.
16. Top each cup with a shrimp and garnish with cilantro leaves.
17. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.