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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven to 375 degrees F. Fry 4 pieces of plantains until they float to the surface, about 2 minutes. Drain on a paper towel and repeat with the remaining 4 pieces. Using 2 wooden cutting boards or a heavy pan, flatten each piece of plantain. Refry each piece of flattened plantain, in batches, until golden, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and a little granulated garlic. Set aside on a paper towel. | 2. For the sandwich build: On the bottom of 4 fried plantains (or tostones), place a slice of American cheese, a quarter of the vegetarian ham or sausage, a quarter of the tomatoes and 1 lettuce leaf. Spread the Garlic Mayo on the top tostones and close. Cut in half on the bias. Pick up gently but bite aggressively. | 3. Garlic Mayo: | 4. In a bowl, mix together the mayo, chili powder, cumin, garlic and a little salt and pepper to taste. | 5. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
vegetable oil	4	cups		7516.64	0.0	0.0	872.0
green plantain	2	halved	cut	-	-	-	-
kosher salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
garlic			granulated	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
american cheese	4	slices		124.32	9.828	19.067999999999998	0.84
vegetarian ham	4 -8	slices		-	-	-	-
beefsteak tomato	1		sliced	-	-	-	-
iceberg lettuce	4			40.32	8.5536	2.592	0.4032
mayonnaise	1	cup		837.52	0.0	0.8584	92.8
chili powder	1/2	teaspoon		3.807	0.6709999999999999	0.1817	0.1928
cumin	1/2	teaspoon	ground	3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
kosher salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.