How To Make Patacones Aka Tostones - EASY

green plantains

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Zucchini offers a similar texture and is lower in calories.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor with fewer calories.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt maintains creaminess with lower fat.

cooked meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans provide protein at a lower cost.

Start with 1 green plantain, cut into 3/4 inch chunks.

Place the chunks in a bowl and microwave for 2 minutes to soften them.

Alternatively, you can fry the chunks, smash them, and then refry them, or boil them to get them hot and soft.

To smash the plantain chunks, use two plates with tin foil in between to make it easier.

Heat light olive oil in a pan until hot before adding the smashed plantains.

Cook the plantains until they are a little brown and crispy on each side.

For a chewy texture, cook them less than you would for chips.

Top the cooked plantains with beans, cheese, and jalapenos.

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