HOW TO MAKE PLANTAIN TOSTONES | PLANTAIN TAPE RECIPE | PRESSED PLANTAIN RECIPE

green plantains

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Zucchini provides a similar texture while being lower in calories.

oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is more affordable and works well for frying.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar can provide acidity at a lower cost.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: green onions

Green onions add freshness and are often less expensive.

Peel the plantains and chop them into small pieces.

In a bowl, mix salt, bicarbonate of soda, and a little water to create a concentrated salty solution.

Heat vegetable oil in a hot pan.

Fry the chopped plantains in the hot oil until they are half cooked.

Remove the plantains from the oil and let them cool for a bit.

Place the plantains on a flat surface and use a hard object (like a pepper stone) to press them flat.

Dip the pressed plantains into the salty solution and then remove them.

Return the salted plantains to the hot oil and fry until crispy and dry.

Repeat the frying process for any remaining plantains.

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