Mofongo is a popular dish, made from fried green plantains. It is usually seasoned with garlic, olive oil and pork cracklings, then mashed. Mofongo is usually served with a fried meat and a fish broth soup. Making this recipe is fairly easy and results in a delicious side dish.
A basic recipe for Mofongo, found on the Grace Foods website is worth a try!
Ingredients
3 Plantains — very green
1/2 Pound Pork rinds — ground *
3 Cloves of garlic
1 Tablespoon Olive oil
Veg. oil for frying
- note: packaged pork rinds can be used.
Method
Peel the plantains and cut into 1-inch diagonal pieces. Place
them in 4 cups of water with 1 tsp. of salt and let stand for 15 minutes.
Drain well.
Heat oil in a pan to 350~ and fry the plantains for about 15 minutes.
Do not over-cook.
Remove the plantains from the pan and place on paper towels to drain.
Place the garlic in a food processor and mince well.
Remove garlic from the processor and mix with the olive oil well.
If you have a large, wooden mortar and pestle; place 3 or 4 pieces of
plantain in it and an equal amount of pork rind.
Mix well. Add a little bit of the garlic oil and mix well.
( If you don’t have a mortar; improvise )
Take 3 Tablespoons of the mixture and with your hands form a ball with it.
Repeat until you have used up all of the ingredients.
Serve hot!
by Rikardo, on 09.28.08 @ 4:51 am
Nice, am hungry!