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Plato Típico

Name: Plato Típico
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Honduras
Ingredients: 400g Thinly Sliced Beef; 300g (canned) Red kidney beans; 400g Cooked rice; 1 (ripe) Plantain; 80g Feta Cheese; 4 tbsp Sour cream; 2 Tomato; 1/2 Onion; A pinch Cilantro; 1 tbsp Lime juice; 1 clove Garlic; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Salt; 8 leaves Corn Tortillas

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Grilled beef, beans, rice, plantain, cheese, and cream on one plate — Honduras's set plate.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Plato típico means 'typical plate,' the standard combination at Honduran eateries. Centered on carne asada (grilled thin-sliced beef), it includes mashed beans, rice, fried sweet plantain, cheese, cream, chimol (tomato-onion salsa), and tortillas on one plate. It lets you taste Honduran food all at once.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an eatery in Tegucigalpa, beef, beans, rice, golden plantain, and white cheese are arranged colorfully on a big plate with a basket of tortillas.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Thinly Sliced Beef 400g
Red kidney beans 300g (canned)
Cooked rice 400g
Plantain 1 (ripe)
Feta Cheese 80g
Sour cream 4 tbsp
Tomato 2
Onion 1/2
Cilantro A pinch
Lime juice 1 tbsp
Garlic 1 clove
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Corn Tortillas 8 leaves

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the beef with grated garlic, lime juice, and salt and sear quickly over high heat.
Fry the beans with their liquid in oil, mashing into a paste.
Cut the plantain diagonally and fry until golden on both sides.
Chop the tomato, onion, and cilantro and dress with salt and lime to make chimol.
Arrange the meat, beans, rice, plantain, cheese, cream, and chimol on plates and serve with warm tortillas.

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