Fried green bananas: how to make fried plantains or tostones
Although in Spain it is very common to develop fried plantain When it is well matured, in several Latin American and Caribbean countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, Cuba or Puerto Rico it is tremendously popular the one known as patacón or tostón.
It consists of a delicious and delicious food made from pieces of flattened green plantain, which are fried in hot oil. In fact, it is necessary and important that the banana is green, since if we opt for the ripe fried banana the result will obviously not be the same.
However, we are faced with a delicious dish and very nutritious that is made with banana, ideal to accompany any other main course. Do you dare to prepare it? Discover the ingredients you need and the steps to make it easily at home.
How to make fried green plantains (tostones or patacones)
Ingredients
- 4 or 5 green bananas
- Salt
- Frying oil
Preparation of fried green bananas
- First of all let's proceed to cut the bananas. To do this, cut the two ends, then cut them into small portions.
- Separate and remove the banana peel.
- Put oil to fry in the pan and put it on the fire. When the oil is hot, add the pieces of banana and fry them a little.
- Then remove them from the pan and reserve them.
- Crush bananas still hot. You can use a pataconera or if you do not have it the bottom of a glass. Apply them with care to avoid tearing them apart.
- Add salt over the banana slices to taste. Reservation.
- Return to heat the oil over high heat and when it is hot again add the crushed banana slices. Fry them until they are golden brown, leaving them on the fire for 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
- To finish, put absorbent napkins in the dish and being careful not to burn, remove the patacones from the oil.
Some useful tips to make the best patacones or toscones
Although it is an apparently simple dish to make, the truth is that to achieve a good result it is necessary to take into account some important basic tips. Take note:
- It is advised that the bananas are green. If you have bananas but they are not green, you can use bananas that are starting to yellow a little. The reason is that if you use ripe bananas, when crushed they will tend to tear.
- When you crush the green bananas you should do it with care, because although they are green, they tend to be harder than the ripe ones, since they are hot and tend to be weaker.
We hope you enjoy this wonderful recipe. Oh! And remember that it is an extremely versatile dish, which can be used to accompany meat or vegetable dishes.
