Making My Korean Parents' First Dominican Breakfast

salami

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: bologna

Turkey sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

fried cheese

🥗Healthier: grilled cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella

Grilled cheese offers a lighter option with similar texture.

plantains

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: bananas

Sweet potatoes are nutritious and more affordable.

eggs

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Tofu provides protein without cholesterol.

Cut red onions into rings and add salt and vinegar, then let it sit.

Oil hands to protect from sticky stains, cut the ends of green plantain, score along the seams, and peel them (can also use a spoon to peel).

Cut plantains into halves and then into quarters sideways, then add to water with a generous amount of salt and start boiling on high heat.

Cut Dominican salami into thick slices.

Cut cheese into half-inch thick pieces for frying.

Make freshly squeezed orange juice.

Cut up avocados to serve later.

Add olive oil to a pan and add the onion mixture, cooking with a lid on for a few minutes to retain some crunchiness.

Add a generous amount of avocado oil to a pan and fry the salami until it turns a nice brown color, then drain the fat on a rack.

Pat dry the cheese to remove moisture for crispiness, then fry in a good amount of oil, ensuring the oil is at the right temperature to avoid burning.

Check the plantains; they should be soft. Drain the water, saving some for later.

Add butter and some onion pickle juice to the plantains and start mashing.

Add some plantain cooked water to the mash to make it thinner and smoother, then taste and season with salt.

Crack eggs into a generous amount of pretty hot oil, pouring oil over the eggs with a large spoon to slightly cover the yolk with the white and make the edges crispy.

Arrange everything on a platter and add pickled onion on top of the mangu.

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