Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, fried plantains (patacones fritos a la colombiana). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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.
Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana) is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook fried plantains (patacones fritos a la colombiana) using 14 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana):
- Get Green Plantains Pealed divided in two (as green as you can get them)
- Make ready Vegetable Oil (enough to cover the pan to 1/4 inch at least)
- Prepare Soaking Mix
- Get Vinegar
- Take Lemon juice
- Prepare Salt to taste
- Take Garlic
- Get Water
- Take Topping
- Get Chicken Breast cooked and shredded
- Prepare Salt
- Prepare Italian seasoning
- Get Tomatoes (diced) you can also use canned diced tomatoes and/or bell peppers
- Take 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. Platanos Fritos, Fried Plantains, Patacones or Tostones? Few things can bring back my childhood than platános fritos, or deep fried plantains.
Steps to make Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana):
- Each plantain should be pealed and cut into halves. Crosswise not lengthwise.
- 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.
- Have ready the Soaking mix in a deep plate.
- 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.
- Dry the plantains on a paper towel and put aside.
- In the meantime, you can start working on the topping.
- 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.
- 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.
- The frying pan should be heating the oil to medium before dipping the plantains again.
- 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.
- Dry the plantains with paper towels. You should have your topping ready. You want to serve the plantains hot to avoid sogginess.
- Serve with the topping on top. And Enjoy.
Platanos Fritos, Fried Plantains, Patacones or Tostones? Few things can bring back my childhood than platános fritos, or deep fried plantains. They are also called platános verdes fritos. Additionally, you may hear these delicious crisps referred to by regional names - such as tostones from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Nicaragua, and other Latin American regions. Peel the plantains and cut diagonal into about ½ inch thick slices.
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