How to make tostones?

Name: How to make tostones?
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Internacional
Ingredients: 5 green plantains; vegetable oil, for frying; salt; salsa, for serving

Brenda Villagomez

Have you ever heard of tostones? You will be surprised at how delicious and rich this recipe is, for which you only need a couple of ingredients, but the main one is green plantain, a fruit used in many Caribbean and Latin American recipes.

Tostones are also known as green plantains, cooking bananas, or unripe plantains. Remember that when you go to buy them, choose those with a deep green color or slight yellowish tones, but without dark spots.

This tostones recipe is a great side dish for your Caribbean dishes, so follow our step-by-step guide.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 20-06-2022

Preparation

25 mins

20 mins

Low

Remove the peel from the plantain with a knife, then cut off the ends and make a crosswise cut to remove the peel more easily. Then, cut the pulp of the plantain into 5-centimeter long pieces; repeat until finished and set aside. Heat enough vegetable oil in a deep skillet so that it covers at least half of each portion of plantain. Fry the portions well for about 8 minutes, always at medium-low temperature, to avoid burning the oil and making the plantains too brown. Remove from the oil and drain on a rack; this will help the plantains not get soggy from the moisture that the absorbent paper retains when draining.