Fried green plantains

Steps Making Recipes Fried green plantains using 3 ingredients and 8 steps

Fried green plantains - Preparation Cut ends from each plantain with a sharp small knife, then cut a lengthwise slit through peel. These fried green plantains known as Patacones or Tostones depending on where you are in the world, are one of our favorite appetizers or snacks! Fried green plantains - tostones - are crispy and savory, often served in place of fried potatoes. Fried sweet plantains topped with cinnamon and sugar make a wonderful dessert. Plantain, believed to have originated in southeast Asia refers to the cooking banana, cultivars of the banana plant, which produces an edible fruit that is full of starch and rarely eaten raw.

Easy recipe for homemade patacones or tostones, a popular Latin American appetizer or side dish made with twice fried slices of green plantains.

Time to make Fried Green Plantains (Patacones)!

You can cook Fried green plantains using 3 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients make Fried green plantains

1. Prepare Green plantains (as many as you like).
2. It's Oil.
3. You need Adobo, garlic powder, salt.

Fried green plantains step by step

1. Cut ends off plantain, add oil to a pan and put on medium- medium high..
2. Cut along slotted indents found naturally in the plantain. Remove all the skin..
3. Cut "coins" diagonally along plantain. Don't cut too thin..
4. Check to make sure oil is ready by splashing some water into pan, if it bubbles you're ready! Place plantain slices into oil. About 35-45 seconds then flip over, cook 35-45 seconds on other side (light brown). Use a slotted spatula so oil can drip through..
5. Remove and place on a plate with paper towel over it..
6. If you don't have a plantain masher, grab a coffee cup. Use bottom of cup and smash plantain..
7. Put back in frying pan for about 45-55 seconds on each side..
8. Remove plantains from oil & put on a new paper towel. Sprinkle with salt, adobo & garlic powder. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce!.

Fried green plantains - Tostones or Fried Green Plantain are such a crunchy, tasty source of carbs and Plantains can be a bit difficult and tricky to peel, especially when still in their green, unripe state. A plantain is a very firm banana. Serve as side dish with your meal or as appetizers. For both green or dark plantains try the thousand island recipe or buy store bought. Raw plantain cups on white Fried Green Plantains or Tostones. A steak covered in pico de gallo surrounded by plantains. Please save the skin and try not to break it. Thank you and good luck