Tostones
(flatted fried green plantains)
recipe from Dominican Cooking.com
2 unripe plantains
1/2 cup of oil
4 teaspoons of cold water
1/2 teaspoons of mashed garlic
Salt
Peel the plantains and cut into 1 inch thick slices. In a deep frying pan heat the oil and fry the plantains till golden brown. Flatten the plantains using the bottom of a flat-bottomed glass bottle. Fry the plantains again for 30 seconds on each side.
(This part is optional) Mix the water, a pinch of salt and the mashed garlic. Stir and pour over the plantains.
Serve immediately.
(flatted fried green plantains)
recipe from Dominican Cooking.com
2 unripe plantains
1/2 cup of oil
4 teaspoons of cold water
1/2 teaspoons of mashed garlic
Salt
Peel the plantains and cut into 1 inch thick slices. In a deep frying pan heat the oil and fry the plantains till golden brown. Flatten the plantains using the bottom of a flat-bottomed glass bottle. Fry the plantains again for 30 seconds on each side.
(This part is optional) Mix the water, a pinch of salt and the mashed garlic. Stir and pour over the plantains.
Serve immediately.
Fried plantains are one of my favorite things ever! There was a South American restaurant in Houston where I would always get them. SO GOOD!
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