Tostones

Ingredients

Quantities for 4 servings.

• 4 piece Green plantains
• 8 clove Garlic
• 500 ml Water
• 500 ml Oil for frying
• 60 ml Olive oil
• 1 piece Lime
• 0.5 tsp Ground cumin
• to taste Salt

Method

1. Score the plantain skin lengthways and lever it off with a knife; a green one will not peel by hand.
2. Cut them across into three-centimetre pieces.
3. Crush half the garlic with salt and stir it into half a litre of warm water.
4. Fry the pieces at 160 °C for four minutes, until soft but not golden.
5. Flatten each piece with the base of a glass or a press to a centimetre thick.
6. Dip the discs in the garlic water for a second and pat them dry.
7. Fry them a second time at 190 °C for two minutes to a crisp shell, salt them and serve with a mojo of the remaining garlic, olive oil and lime.