Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, fried green plantains. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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 green plantains is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Fried green plantains is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have fried green plantains using 3 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Fried green plantains:

1. Take Green plantains (as many as you like)
2. Get Oil
3. Get Adobo, garlic powder, salt

Crispy Fried Green Plantains made with green plantain, a staple food in both the Caribbean and Latin America. Green Plantain is considered a vegetable when green and fruit when ripened (turns yellow). 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. Though similar in appearance, the two banana varieties are typically used in very different ways.

Instructions to make Fried green plantains:

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!

Raw plantain cups on white Fried Green Plantains or Tostones. A steak covered in pico de gallo surrounded by plantains. 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.

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