This is one of the Caribbean Island favorite snacks or side
dish. You could find them all over the Islands under the warming lights but they
are best enjoyed fresh just out of the frying pan. You could top them with just
about anything shrimp salad, ceviche of any kind, a garlic and olive oil sauce or just plain ketchup this
last one been one of my favorite. Also a good mayo-ketchup-garlic-hot sauce concoction
is great.
Ingredients
2 large green plantains
1 plastic bag like the supermarket kind
Oil for frying
Salt
Cut the ends of the plantains off and make a slit down the
whole length of the plantains this will aid in the peeling later. Put the
plantains inside the plastic bag and put in the microwave for 5 minutes.
Remove from microwave and discard the bag be careful the
plantains will be very hot. Let them cool for a bit until you can handle them.
Remove the skin at this point the skin will peel right off without any effort.
Usually and traditionally the plantains will have to be fried twice but not
with the microwave method as they are already cooked once.
Cut in rounds about ¾ inch and press down with a tostonera
or the bottom of a small saucer press down to about ¼ of an inch or so and fry
at 350 degrees in corn oil until golden brown salt them as they come out of the
fryer. Work in small batches so your oil does not get to cold. Serve hot with
some garlic sauce or Mayo-Ketchup.
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