Fried Plantains Tostones
From kcmm 16 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This recipe was given to me by a dear friend of mine when I lived in Puero Rico. He taught me to make tostones, and told me I could eat them with just about anything and he was right. Eat them with rice, pork, beans, soups, fried eggs, breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- Enough oil to cover the bottom of your frying pan shopping list
- 2 plantains, peeled and cut into chunks about 1/4 inch thick shopping list
- salt to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Heat the oil in a large skillet.
- Place the plantains in the oil and fry on both sides; approximately 3 1/2 minutes per side.
- Remove the plantains from the pan and flatten the plantains by placing a plate over the fried plantains and pressing down.
- then return them to the hot oil and fry 1 minute on each side. Salt to taste and serve immediately. sprinkle with salt
- you may also put a thin slice of cheese of your choice as soon as you remove them from the oil and it will melt
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great easy recipe thanks
momo_55grandma
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So easy and nourishing - a change from rice and noodles. Will have to find some quick and try.
Thankyou for sharing. !!!!!5
Cheers
~Nada~
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