How to make Tostones…

Happy Tuesday! and do you know there are two more days for Christmas. I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. I am excited that tomorrow is Christmas eve because we are having a big get together at my parents house. My mom has been hosting Christmas Eve for a pretty long time and it is always fun.

I thought I share with you a pretty simple recipe that only requires green plantains.  You can even add this side dish to your food menu. I am Dominican and I do have to say that we eat green plantains a lot. Specially the oh so famous Mangu which are mashed plantains.

Tostones are fried plantains and they look like plantain chips. You can eat tostones as a side dish, as a breakfast platter with eggs and salami or for dinner as well. There is no wrong way of eating tostones.

Ingredients:

1. Green Plantains (one)
2. Cooking oil ( 3 tablespoons)
3. Salt
4. Plantain masher

Let’s Cook:

1. Cut the plantains into medallions or diagonally (an inch apart)
2. In a pan add the cooking oil
3. Start placing the plantains slowly into the hot oil and cook for about 2minutes or so, or until you see the edges turning brown
4. Now turn the other side of the plantains for a minute or so
5. Place on a plate with a napkin so it can absorb the oil
6. now you are ready to mash the Plantains so it can get its shape
7. Once you mash the plantains place them again on the hot cooking oil and fry for a minute or so, you just want to get a crunch from them
8. Once you fried both sides, place them on the plate with the napkins so it can absorb the oil again
9. Now just sprinkle some salt and you have yourself some delicious Tostones at hand

Enjoy!

You can also watch my video, where I make Tostones