MOFONGO is a typical Puerto Rican and Caribbean dish that consist of few simple ingredients; fried green plantains, tons of garlic, olive oil, and salt and pepper, all mashed in a mortar with a pestle. Traditionally, you would add pork cracklings or pork rind and some people when lacking both of these ingredients use crispy bacon and its fat. I go the healthier way with olive oil and it works just fine. TOMORROW: MOFONGO WITH GARLIC AIOLI OCTOPUS! Approximate Prep and Cooking Time: 25 Minutes Approximate Cost: $5.15 or $1.72 per Mofongo ball Difficulty Level: ______ Easy __X__ Intermediate ____ Advanced Servings: 3 Ingredients 4 green plantains ($1.15) Salted water (0) 2 c. peanut oil (to fry the plantains) ($2.50) 3 garlic cloves (.30) Salt (.10) Pepper (.10) Olive oil (to add to the plantains while you are mashing them) ($1.00) Directions
HACK: You can stuff Mofongo with chicken, shrimp, lobster, or any seafood or meat of your choice, as long as it comes with a nice sauce, gravy, aioli or Ajilimojili.
2 Comments
Jaime Montilla
8/23/2018 05:44:20 am
Hi Angie,
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Jaime
8/23/2018 06:03:16 am
Ja,ja, si Jaime, yo tambien uso bacon de vez en cuando. Mil gracias por tu recomendacion, no lo sabia y la estare implementando pronto. ?
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