ACKEE & SALTFISH Filled PLANTAIN Cups (Tostones)

salted codfish

🥗Healthier: fresh fish

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Fresh fish provides a lower sodium option, while canned tuna is more affordable.

ackee

🥗Healthier: cooked pumpkin

💰Cheaper: cooked sweet potato

Cooked pumpkin mimics the texture and adds nutrition, while sweet potato is budget-friendly.

Peel the green plantains.

Cut the plantains into four pieces.

Fry the plantains until they are about 80% cooked.

Transfer the fried plantains to a muffin tin and use a pestle to shape them into cups.

Bake the plantain cups in the oven for about 10 minutes.

Prepare the filling with smoked bacon and ackee and salted codfish.

Scoop the filling into the baked plantain cups.

Return the filled plantain cups to the oven for another 5 minutes.

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