Patacones Ticos (Costa Rican Fried Plantains)
- Ready In:
- 22mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 2 green plantains
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 pinch salt, to taste
directions
- Peel plantains completely.
- Slice Plantains into 1/2 inch rounds.
- Heat oil in sauce pan until almost boiling.
- CAREFULLY place a handful of plantain rounds into hot oil, leaving them in until light brown, about 2 minutes.
- CAREFULLY remove plantain rounds from hot oil with slotted spoon (preferably metal) and place on a cutting board covered in parchment paper.
- Plantain pieces should be on only half of the parchment paper. Fold second half of parchment paper over them, and with a second board or other hard, flat surface press firmly on the paper-covered plantain rounds.
- The rounds should now be smushed-looking, yet still intact.
- *This can also be done using a metal tortilla press, if available. What I use is like a tortilla press, but is specifically designed for patacones, and I bought it at a supermarket in Costa Rica.
- With slotted spoon, replace pieces of plantain in the oil until golden brown.
- Remove pieces with slotted spoon and place on paper towel. Pieces should be slightly crispy.
- Repeat with another handful of rounds, until all have been cooked.
- Sprinkle with salt, to taste.
- Dip in warm refried beans, or also good with ceviche.
Reviews
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To cut down considerably on the amount of oil, I used a sauce pan that was only about 8" diameter on the bottom and added 1/2" of oil. Followed the recipe as indicated except for Step #6 the plantains were pressed lightly just until you feel them "give". If you press firmly, you end up with paper thin plantains which were too difficult for me to pry off the wax paper and transfer to the pan. A tortilla press did work well for this step however. Accompanied Recipe #31096 and Recipe #12740 and fresh vegetables on the side including cucumbers and radishes. Thanks for posting!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
godsjoyfulkid
United States
I'm a bilingual speech language pathologist. I love cooking, but I generally need to feel inspired. My husband and I love having others over and cooking elaborate feasts.