Tostones, or Fried Banana. (Venezuela)

Submitted by Daniel Aguilar

"I always ate this when I was a child, and now too. Is a good snack from Venezuela."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 green banana
• oil
• salt

directions

1. peel the banana.
2. cut into 2 cm cylinders.
3. fry these cylinders until the banana is a pale yellow colour.
4. remove from the heat.
5. place on a non-porous surface and using a glass or a plate you squash the plantain to make circles about half a Cm. thick.
6. Use salt to your own taste and fry until they are crispy.
7. Serve hot with guasacaca sauce or garlic "mojo".

Reviews

[Mami J]

I ended up with a 4-star rating, however, I made this using regular green bananas and it didn't turn out very well, they were sort of sweet and burned before they were crispy. Then I used green plantains and they were very, very good. Had them with Recipe #13100. Thank you for posting. Made for Fall PAC '09.

 

[Bryan Byers]

i guys its me! i loved this recipe!!! im still looking for a recipe on grilled bannana peppers so i'm gonna keep on looking.

 

[Ikasu]

I really liked this recipe- It helped me with a spanish cooking project and It makes a GREAT side dish.