Today, we present you with the Mofongo Puertoriqueño, an authentic Caribbean dish. Here’s how you do it…

Ingredients

• 4 green plantains
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1 cup (235ml) chicken stock
• 1 red pepper, cut into small pieces
• 1 round tomato, cut into small pieces
• 1 spice of bacon, cooked
• 2 cups olive oil (for frying)
• Salt to taste
• Fried pork skin rinds, also known as chicharrón (optional)

 

Directions

1. Peel plantains and cut into slices (3-5cm).
2. Soak them in salty water for 15 minutes and drain them.
3. Put oil in a large saucepan and heat to 180°C.
4. Add pepper and tomato and cook until they soften.
5. Add plantain slices and fry for 7-10 minutes – until light golden, then drain.
6. In big bowl, crush garlic cloves with pestle or the back of a spoon and sprinkle with salt and keep pounding until it’s homogeneous. Transfer to a small bowl.
7. In the same bowl, crush half of the fried plantain slices with half of the pork rinds, 1/2 slice of cooked bacon, and half of the garlic aioli and pound or smash together.
8. Add up to 1/2 cup chicken stock as needed, to make it moist.
9. Spoon the mixture and shape into balls.
10. Repeat with remaining ingredients and keep it warm oven until ready to serve.
11. Top with more crushed chicharrón if you wish.

 

¡Que Aproveche! Enjoy!