{"id":5490,"date":"2017-10-01T03:56:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-01T10:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=5490"},"modified":"2017-10-03T09:02:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T16:02:46","slug":"puerto-rican-tostones-fried-plantains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/puerto-rican-tostones-fried-plantains\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rican Tostones &#8211; Fried Plantains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite Puerto Rican snacks are tostones. Tostones are fried plantains that taste a little like chips. I guess they are in a sense banana chips but with a little more bite to them. I first had them on a trip in Puerto Rico. Since then I&#8217;ve been making them whenever I have the craving or see some really good plantains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oil for frying<\/li>\n<li>Deep fryer or pot<\/li>\n<li>3 green plantains<\/li>\n<li>Salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Peel the plantain and cut it into 1-inch chunks. Remember, this needs to be a very green plantain. No excuses or else you&#8217;re changing the name of the dish.<\/li>\n<li>Fill the deep fryer with oil. Turn on the heat. For deep fryers, I like to go 375 degrees. For the stovetop, I&#8217;d go medium-high. If you don&#8217;t have a deep fryer, use a pot. Place the plantains in the oil and fry until golden brown. So about 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the plantains from the pan and flatten the plantains. If you&#8217;re fancy, you&#8217;ll own a tostonera (see picture). A tostonera is a fancy gadget to flatten plantains to make into that tostones shape. In reality, true islanders use a can of bean on your cutting board. Ok, press the deep fried plantain down into a flat disk. The thinner the better but that all depends on how you like them.<\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s the important part. Like Korean fried chicken, you have to let these plantains cool off, to get ready for a 2nd fry. Even for 5 minutes. The cooling down process with make sure they don&#8217;t burn on their 2nd fry. Yes, I said 2nd. Take the cooled flattened plantain and throw them back into the deep fryer to get them crisp. 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