Tostones
Tostones, from above
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Tostones

Green plantain fried, smashed flat and fried again until crisp. Dip in garlic mojo.

30 minTime
2 gProtein each
mildSpice
Twice fried1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCaribbean tostones with mojo.
The original
293kcalsame
2 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
30minutessame

Tostones.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Raw banana (green plantain)2 green plantains or raw nendran
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)absorbed, for frying
Saltto taste
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Lemon juice1½ tbsp lime
Olive oil1½ tbsp

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Peel and cut plantains into 3 cm chunks. Fry on medium until pale gold and softened.
  2. 2Smash each chunk flat with the base of a glass.
  3. 3Fry again in hot oil until golden and crisp. Salt immediately.
  4. 4Mix garlic, lime, olive oil and salt for a dipping mojo.
Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate with garlic mojo in a small bowl for dipping.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Tostones: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Arroz con gandules60 min
With a main Mofongo45 min
With a main Ropa vieja120 min
With a main Lechón asado270 min
On the side Maduros15 min
On the side Macaroni pie60 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
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