Mofongo
"Monfongo is made by mashing tostones (twice fried plantains) with garlic, olive oil, and chicarrones or bacon."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 3 green plantains
- 1⁄2 cup pork cracklings (chicharron) or 1/2 cup bacon
- 4 garlic cloves (more or less to taste)
- 2 tablespoons adobo seasoning
- 1 cup olive oil (can be substituted for canola oil)
directions
- First make tostones: Cut plantains in wedges. Fry until tender. Flaten with a "tostonera" or with a second cutting board. Fry for a second time, until light golden.
- Using a mortar, crush garlic cloves and add adobo.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the garlic/adobo paste, olive oil and chicharron or bacon.
- Mash the tostones, a few at a time (never use a food processor!).
- Add some of the garlic mixture.
- Mash tostones in separate bowls. This will allow the garlic mixture to spread evenly.
- If too dry, add more oil.
- Shape like small balls.
- Serve with pork meat, soups, seafood or solo.
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Reviews
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I usually cut the plantains slimmer and fry the plantains only ONCE, and use a little salt instead of the adobo... the chicharron is definitely the key... thanks for sharing.. delicious.. -
This is the real thing. You can also steam the plantains if you dont want to fry them. I love this with a chicken soup on the side and fried pork chunks. yummmy!!!!! -
The texture of these was perfect; very authentic. However, the salt content between the adobo and chicharron made it inedible. It really only needs probably a teaspoon or so of the adobo considering that you would serve this with a sauce that would be salted as well.
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