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5.0 – 1 reviews • Lobster Level: Intermediate Total: 2 hr Active: 40 min Yield: 1 serving Ingredients 2 green plantains, peeled and sliced 1 teaspoon salt Vegetable oil, for frying 2 cloves garlic, 1 left whole and 1 minced 3 to 4 pork rinds 2 ounces margarine, melted Pinch dried oregano Pinch sazon complete seasoning … Read more
4.5 – 11 reviews • Side Dish One of the hardest things about making fried sweet plantains (maduros) is having the patience to ripen your plantains until they are mostly blackened. Treat them like bananas and throw them into a paper bag to ripen faster. As their skins turn from green to yellow to mostly black, … Read more
3.4 – 5 reviews • Appetizer While tostones are typically prepared in Latin America and the Caribbean by frying plantains twice, these are parcooked in the air fryer, smashed and then returned to the fryer to crisp them up. Level: Easy Total: 15 min Active: 5 min Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 2 large green plantains, sliced … Read more
1.0 – 3 reviews • Pork Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 10 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 55 min Yield: 1 chile relleno Ingredients 2 serrano chiles, stemmed 2 plum tomatoes 3 cloves garlic, 1 whole and 2 finely chopped 1/2 onion, diced 6 ounces ground pork 1 poblano chile 2 plantains, peeled and diced 3 … Read more
3.8 – 9 reviews • Side Dish Level: Intermediate Total: 40 min Prep: 20 min Cook: 20 min Yield: 4 servings Ingredients Vegetable oil, for frying 4 garlic cloves Pinch kosher salt, plus more for seasoning 3 green plantains, peeled and grated on the large holes of a box grater Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup … Read more
5.0 – 3 reviews • Chicken Breast Level: Advanced Total: 2 hr 25 min Active: 1 hr 15 min Yield: 4 to 6 servings Ingredients 2 culantro leaves 2 garlic cloves 2 green onions 1/4 yellow onion 1/4 green pepper 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 3 pounds chicken breast, each cut into 2 to 3 smaller … Read more
0.0 – 0 reviews • Gluten Free This party appetizer is Haiti in one bite. Smoked herring (aranso) and green plantains are staples in our cuisine. They’re versatile ingredients and found in many other popular Haitian dishes such as Haitian spaghetti, fritters and of course fried plantains, a favorite side dish. Can’t find smoked herring? No … Read more
4.0 – 1 reviews • Shellfish Recipes Plantains don’t have to be fried! Ripe ones (yellow with black spots) taste great grilled. Level: Easy Total: 40 min Active: 40 min Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the grill 1/2 small shallot, finely chopped 1 tablespoon red wine … Read more
0.0 – 0 reviews • Dessert This is a dessert that is common across Mexico. It’s typically served with a combination of crema and sweetened condensed milk. In my version, I skip the condensed milk and sweeten the crema with brown sugar to pick up some of the caramel flavor in the plantains and add orange … Read more
2.3 – 3 reviews • Side Dish Who can resist these crispy smashed plantains served with a fragrant garlic sauce for dipping? Celebrated throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, tostones are typically twice-fried — we went with frozen tostones for a quick, flavorful alternative. Level: Easy Total: 30 min Prep: 10 min Cook: 20 min Yield: … Read more