Tostones (Fried Green Plantains)

Yaffa Santos
Course Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 4 green plantains
  • 1 cup vegetable oil for frying
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Peel the plantains by cutting off the ends, making lengthwise slits and then lifting off the skin. Cut the plantains into inch-thick slices.
  • Heat the oil to medium heat and lower the plantains into the oil using tongs or a slotted spoon. Fry on each side for about 2 minutes or until golden. Remove the plantains from the oil and flatten them with a tostonera (utensil for flattening plantains); flattening them against a cutting board with the bottom of a mug will work if you don’t have a tostonera.
  • Fry the plantains a second time until they become golden (between 4-5 minutes).
  • Sprinkle with salt to taste and serve immediately.

Notes

We are a Dominican Jewish family and we make tostones for Hanukkah every year.
Keyword Hanukkah