Tostones
We make traditional fried plantains and serve them with mojo, an olive oil based garlic sauce with a twist of lemon. We use a "tostonera" to flatten the plantains, but the bottom of a glass would also work well. Originally served as part of: Nick's Really Big Latin Style Meal.
Ingredients
- 2 green plantains
- vegetable oil
- kosher salt
- ½ batch mojo
Instructions
We start by heating a large pan over medium heat. Using a sharp knife, we slice open each plantain and then, using our hands, we peel them. Lastly, we cut each plantain into 1-inch pieces on a bias (slant).
We pour in about an inch of oil into the pan. When the oil is hot, we add the plantain pieces, lower the heat to medium-low, and cook for 3 minutes on each side. We want the plantains to be fork-tender but not too browned.
We remove the tender pieces one at a time from the pan with a fork, and place into the tostonera. We flatten and then place on a paper-towel lined plate while we continue with the rest of the plantains.
When all the pieces are flattened and the oil is hot again, we raise the heat to medium-high and add the plantains back to the pan. We cook for 2 minutes, turn, and then cook for another 2 minutes. We want them browned and crispy. We remove the pieces to the paper-towel lined plate and sprinkle with kosher salt.
We serve immediately with the mojo.
Ingredients
- 2 green plantains
- vegetable oil
- kosher salt
- ½ batch mojo
Instructions
Grown-up
Heat a large pan over medium heat. Slit the plantains with a sharp knife, peel them by hand, and cut into 1-inch pieces on a slant.
Grown-up
Pour about an inch of oil into the pan. When it’s hot, add the plantains, lower to medium-low, and cook 3 minutes a side, until fork-tender but not too brown.
Lift them out one at a time and flatten each in a tostonera (or under the bottom of a glass). Set on paper towels.
Grown-up
When the oil is hot again, raise to medium-high and fry the flattened plantains 2 minutes a side, until brown and crisp. Drain, sprinkle with salt, and serve right away with mojo.