Bandeja Paisa Loaded Fries with Avocado Crema

Method

1. Heat the oven to 220 °C. Cut the potatoes, skin on, into 1 cm sticks, soak them in cold water for 10 minutes to remove starch, then dry them very thoroughly with towels (wet fries turn soggy). Toss with the oil, smoked paprika and salt, spread in a single layer on a lined 30×40 cm tray and bake at oven for 28 min, turning once halfway, until golden and crisp.

   Add in this stepPotatoes, skin on 450 gVegetable oil 1 tbspSmoked paprika ½ tspSalt 0.4 tsp

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2. While the fries bake, cook the bacon in a 24 cm pan on medium heat for 6 min, until it renders its fat and crisps. Squeeze in the chorizo and cook for 5 min more, breaking it up with a spatula, until no longer pink. Lift out with a slotted spoon and leave the fat in the pan.

   Add in this stepBacon, cut into 1 cm strips 80 gFresh chorizo, casing removed 100 g

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3. Peel the plantain, cut it into 1 cm cubes and fry them in the fat left in the pan on medium heat for 4 min, rolling them around, until the corners are deep amber and caramelised. Lift out and set aside.

   Add in this stepVery ripe plantain (skin mostly black) ½

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4. In the same pan, cook the sliced spring onion, chopped tomato, cumin and salt on medium heat for 1–2 minutes until the tomato softens, then add the beans and 3 tbsp water and half-mash them with a fork. Cook for 7 min, stirring, until thick enough to spoon on top.

   Add in this stepSpring onions 1Tomato 1Ground cumin ¼ tspCanned red kidney beans, drained 180 gSalt ¼ tsp

   medium heat

5. Avocado crema: mash the avocado, sour cream, lime juice and salt with a fork until smooth (or blend), then add water 1 tbsp at a time until it is loose enough to drizzle.

   Add in this stepAvocado ½Sour cream 3 tbspLime ½Salt ¼ tsp

6. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan on medium heat, crack in the eggs and fry for 3 min, until the whites are fully set but the yolks still runny, so they flow over the fries like a sauce.

   Add in this stepVegetable oil ½ tbspEggs 2

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7. Pile the fries together on the tray or in an ovenproof dish, dot the hogao beans over them, scatter with cheese and return to the oven (oven) for 3 min to melt the cheese. Straight away scatter over the bacon and chorizo and the plantain, top with the fried eggs, zigzag the avocado crema over and finish with the rest of the spring onion. Serve immediately.

   Add in this stepMozzarella, grated 60 gSpring onions ½

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