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Traditional Dominican Green and Yellow Fried Plantains with Mojo Sauce

green plantain

yellow plantain

corn oil

tsp Cilantro (finely chopped)

garlic (finely grated or minced)

Heat the oil on medium heat. Two Separate skillets.

While the oil is heating up, peel the plantains.

Cut green plantains into about 1 inch circles.

Cut yellow plantains in thinner diagonal slices.

Fry green plantain for about one minute each side and set aside.At the same time, fry yellow plantain until each side is nice and golden. Set aside until serving.

Take the green plantain circles and flatten them. (You can smash them with the bottom of a plate, pan or cup)

Put the flattened plantains back in the oil and fry for another 2 to 3 minutes until nice and crunchy.

Remove the plantains and drain on paper towels.

In a small bowl, mix oil, cilantro and garlic.

Serve with plantains.

Preparing the mojo sauce

Sopa de platano (plantain soup) is a thick, starchy soup that’s popular in Caribbean cuisine. In this recipe we’re going with a simple Cuban-style sopa de platano.

Sopa de Platano (Plantain Soup)

Olive Oil

Small Onion (finely diced)

Diced Carrots (1 – 2 carrots, depending on their size)

Celery Rib (finely diced)

Cloves (minced)

Cumin

Plantains

Chicken Broth

Bay Leaf

(to taste if needed)

Cilantro

Plantain Chips

Limes

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. When the oil is hot, but not smoking, add the onions, carrots and celery. Cook the vegetables for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add the garlic and cumin and cook for 1 minute, stirring almost constantly.

Add the sliced plantains and give everything a good stir.

Add the chicken broth and the bay leaf and stir well.

Raise the heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil.

Lower the heat to medium-low, cover and cook the soup for 35-40 minutes, stirring occasionally. The plantains should break apart when pressed with a wood spoon, if they do not; continue cooking for 10 minutes and check again.

Remove and discard the bay leaf.

Taste the soup and add salt if needed. As a reference we did not add any extra salt to ours.

Process the soup with an immersion blender or potato masher, if desired. Don’t process all the way, leave the soup a little chunky.

Garnish the soup with chopped cilantro (or parsley) and crushed plantain chips, if desired.

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