Easy Colombian Patacones Recipe
These delicious Colombian patacones fried plantains also known as tostones make the perfect snack or side dish. Preparing patacones is easy and quick and takes less than 30 minutes from preparation to your plate.
Ingredients
- 3 green plantains
- 1 cup oil 230 grams
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Peel and cut the green plantains into thick slices about 2 fingers thick.
- Add the oil to your skillet or frying pan and heat.
- When oil is hot add the sliced plantains and fry for about 10 minutes or until golden on all sides.
- Add some hand paper to a paper to help drain the excess oil from the fried plantain.
- Once plantains are cooked place them onto lined plate.
- Then use a potato masher to flaten the plantains into a disc, then sprinkle some salt.
- If you have a pataconera a special utencil used in Colombia to flatten the fried plantains then use it. If you don't have either a paraconera or potato masher, use a fork or bottom of a small bowl.
- Enjoy your Patacones as is as snack or serve along side a main plate.
