Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana)
Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana)

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, fried plantains (patacones fritos a la colombiana). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

Great recipe for Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana). Plantains are always a good way to remember the recipes from my homeland. We don't always serve it with toppings. Just the patacones are a great complement to any meal.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have fried plantains (patacones fritos a la colombiana) using 14 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana):
  1. Get 3 each Green Plantains Pealed divided in two (as green as you can get them)
  2. Get 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil (enough to cover the pan to 1/4 inch at least)
  3. Take Soaking Mix
  4. Prepare 3 tbsp Vinegar
  5. Get 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  6. Make ready 1 Salt to taste
  7. Take 1 tsp Garlic
  8. Make ready 3 tbsp Water
  9. Take Topping
  10. Make ready 2 each Chicken Breast cooked and shredded
  11. Prepare 1 Salt
  12. Prepare 1 Italian seasoning
  13. Prepare 4 each Tomatoes (diced) you can also use canned diced tomatoes and/or bell peppers
  14. Make ready 1/2 each Onions (minced)

Patacones are served in restaurants all over Colombia as a side dish for fish dishes or as an appetizer with guacamole, hogao (tomato and onion sauce) or ají (hot salsa). When they are golden, remove from pan and place onto a plate covered with a paper towel. Students made tostones or patacones (plantain chips) to taste in class, which are a very popular snack in Spanish-speaking countries. If you would like to make this delicious snack at home, HERE is a recipe.

Steps to make Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana):
  1. Each plantain should be pealed and cut into halves. Crosswise not lengthwise.
  2. Have ready two small cutting boards. Covered them with plastic wrap to avoid a mess with the plantains and have a better result. Since the plantains are still hot, the plastic wrap helps you to have a complete plantain once you pressed it down rather than having to scrap it off from the board. Take my word for it.
  3. Have ready the Soaking mix in a deep plate.
  4. Heat the vegetable oil to high. Reduce to medium and slightly fry the plantains. Only 30-45 seconds on each side. You don't want them too dark, just slightly golden because you will fry them back again.
  5. Dry the plantains on a paper towel and put aside.
  6. In the meantime, you can start working on the topping.
  7. In a pan, heat up one tablespoon of oil, and add the onions and stir for 1-2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, stir for another 1-2 minutes. Add the shredded chicken. Add the spices and mix well. Let it cook in LOW for about 4 minutes stirring sporadically. In the meantime, work on pressing and frying the plantains for the second and last time.
  8. Press each half plantain with the all ready cutting boards down to 1/2 inch approximately. Press evenly and not less than 1/2 inch to avoid the plantain to become just crumbs.
  9. The frying pan should be heating the oil to medium before dipping the plantains again.
  10. Dip the pressed plantain into the soaking mix for couple of seconds and put into the hot oil and fry for approximately 2-3 minutes on each side. Depending on how hot the oil is, it might take longer. Be careful on this step. You don't want to burn yourself. When flipping the plantains on the other side make sure to keep the plantain together. Even if you see they are falling apart, no worries. Just keep it together with the help of spatulas and it will be fine. They are ready when the texture looks crunchy. They should look golden and crunchy.
  11. Dry the plantains with paper towels. You should have your topping ready. You want to serve the plantains hot to avoid sogginess.
  12. Serve with the topping on top. And Enjoy.

Students made tostones or patacones (plantain chips) to taste in class, which are a very popular snack in Spanish-speaking countries. If you would like to make this delicious snack at home, HERE is a recipe. Another way to prepare them is for breakfast, as mangú (eaten especially in the Dominican Republic)-recipe HERE. See below for the etymological origin of this word and a fun story. Patacones are pieces of plantain that are first fried in hot oil until golden brown.

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