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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Caribbean >> Rest Caribbean

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut off the ends of the plantain, then use a small knife to cut a slit along their natural ridges. | 2. Pry the skin loose, using a knife if necessary, and then pull it off. | 3. Cut the plantains crosswise into 1" rounds. | 4. Place them in a bowl with the water, salt, and garlic for 30 minutes. | 5. In a medium sized pot, or frying pan heat the oil to 325 degrees. | 6. Drain the plantain slices and pat with a paper towels. | 7. Fry a few rounds at a time, turning them occasionally until golden, not brown, and tender when pierced with a knife, about 5 minutes. | 8. Drain the cooked slices on paper towels and allow them to cool for at least 1 minute. | 9. Place the fried slices one by one between two pieces of waxed paper on a cutting board. | 10. Gently press each slice with a mllet or rolling pin into rounds approximately 1/3" thick and 2" in diameter. | 11. When all the slices are pressed, heat oil to 375 degrees, then refry the slices until golden brown and crispy on the outside, tender on the insdie, about 3 minute Drain the rounds on paper towel and sprinkle with salt, enjoy!. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
green plantain	2			-	-	-	-
cold water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	1		crushed	-	-	-	-
peanut oil	1	cup		1909.44	0.0	0.0	216.0

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