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Desayuno Chapín

Name: Desayuno Chapín
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Guatemala
Ingredients: 4 Egg; 200g (canned) Black beans; 1 Plantain; 1/4 Onion; 60g Feta Cheese; 4 tbsp Sour cream; 1 Tomato; 4 Corn Tortillas; To taste Vegetable Oil; A pinch Salt

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Fried eggs, black bean paste, fried plantain, cheese, and tortillas on one plate — Guatemala's classic breakfast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Desayuno chapín means 'Guatemalan breakfast': fried or scrambled eggs, frijoles volteados (black beans cooked down into a paste), fried plantain, white cheese, cream, and tortillas on one plate. In Guatemalan homes and cafés, it's enjoyed with strong Guatemalan coffee.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In the courtyard of an Antigua café with a view of the volcanoes, a colorful breakfast of black beans, fried plantain, and eggs arrives with fragrant coffee.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Egg 4
Black beans 200g (canned)
Plantain 1
Onion 1/4
Feta Cheese 60g
Sour cream 4 tbsp
Tomato 1
Corn Tortillas 4
Vegetable Oil To taste
Salt A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Fry the black beans with chopped onion in oil, mashing and cooking off the liquid into a paste.
Cut the plantain diagonally and fry until golden.
Chop the tomato and toss with salt.
Fry the eggs.
Warm the tortillas.
Arrange the eggs, black beans, fried plantain, cheese, sour cream, and tomato on plates and serve with tortillas.

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