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

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, fried plantains (patacones fritos a la colombiana). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little 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 popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana) is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular 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 cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Fried Plantains (patacones Fritos A La Colombiana):
  1. Get Green Plantains Pealed divided in two (as green as you can get them)
  2. Prepare Vegetable Oil (enough to cover the pan to 1/4 inch at least)
  3. Make ready Soaking Mix
  4. Get Vinegar
  5. Prepare Lemon juice
  6. Make ready Salt to taste
  7. Prepare Garlic
  8. Prepare Water
  9. Take Topping
  10. Prepare Chicken Breast cooked and shredded
  11. Make ready Salt
  12. Take Italian seasoning
  13. Make ready Tomatoes (diced) you can also use canned diced tomatoes and/or bell peppers
  14. Prepare 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. Fried green plantain is known as patacón in Colombia, and to those who are not familiar with patacones, they are thick slices of green plantain, fried in hot oil for a short amount of time, are removed from the fire, are flattened/smooshed, and then taken back to the stove. They are then sprinkled with salt and some people add a touch of.

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.

Fried green plantain is known as patacón in Colombia, and to those who are not familiar with patacones, they are thick slices of green plantain, fried in hot oil for a short amount of time, are removed from the fire, are flattened/smooshed, and then taken back to the stove. They are then sprinkled with salt and some people add a touch of. Un-ripened, green plantains however many you wish to cook Vegetable oil for frying. This is what the un-ripened, green plantains look like. First, cut off the very ends of the plantains.

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