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Tostones – Cuban twice-fried plantains
Side Dish

Tostones – Cuban twice-fried plantains

Crisp salted tostones from green plantains. Shared across the Caribbean; this version is framed as Cuban home cooking.

TraditionalSide DishSnackVeganGluten-freeCuban
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30 min total
4 servings
Easy

Ingredients

servings
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  • Ingredients

    • 3 stk Green plantains
    • 1¼ cup Neutral frying oil
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 2 fed Garlic for mojo (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cut plantains

    1. Peel and cut plantains into 2 cm slices.
    Knife
  2. 2

    First fry

    1. Fry until pale golden. Flatten.
    FryingPan
  3. 3

    Second fry

    1. Fry again until crisp. Salt immediately.
    FryingPan

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