6 queso ripe plantains cheese Recipes

boneless pork shoulder , cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, salt, thick) crosswise slice white onion, garlic cloves, peeled, fresh thyme, chopped white onion, chopped garlic (about 3 large cloves), olive oil, lard or vegetable oil, fresh tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped , or 1 (28-oz) can whole tomatoes, coarsely chopped, with juice, fresh thyme, turkish bay leaves or 1 california, cinnamon stick (preferably mexican ), ground allspice, freshly grated nutmeg (optional), cider vinegar , or to taste, sugar , or to taste, salt , or to taste, peach, dried apricots, coarsely chopped, raisins, pine nuts, diced (1/3 inch) peeled green apple, diced (1/3 inch) peeled very ripe (black) plantain or firm banana, walnut halves (5 oz), almonds (2 1/2 oz) plus additional if necessary to thicken sauce, whole milk plus additional if necessary to thin sauce, queso fresco or very mild soft goat cheese, crumbled (1 1/2 cups), sugar , or to taste, salt , or to taste, fresh poblano chiles (2 lb total), roasted and peeled, fresh pomegranate seeds (from 1 pomegranate)

ripe plantains, whole, melted butter or 1 -2 tbsp oil, use as little as you want, thick slices mozzarella cheese, aji criollo salsa or hot sauce

bananas, ripe (or plantains), butter, melted, mozzarella cheese (or queso blanco), bacon

canola or vegetable oil, semi-ripe (yellow-black ) plantains, peeled, cut on diagonal into 2- to 3-inch-long by 1/2-inch-thick ovals., chopped red onion, garlic cloves, chopped, ground beef chuck (80% lean), tomato paste, golden raisins, chopped, pimiento-stuffed green olives, coarsely chopped , plus 3 tbsp brine from jar, dried oregano, ground cinnamon, ground cumin, ground allspice, yellow cornmeal, queso fresco,* crumbled, divided, pimiento-stuffed green olives, drained, sliced