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Tostones

Tostones are crispy, salty, savory, smashed, and double-fried green plantains. This easy recipe yields delicious tostones in just 30 minutes. Enjoy tostones with dipping sauce as a quick snack, appetizer, or side dish.
Course Paleo, Vegan, Whole30
Cuisine Latin American
Keyword how to make tostones, tostones, tostones ingredients, tostones recipe, what are tostones
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 418kcal
Author Althea Brown

Equipment

  • Frying Pan

Ingredients

  • 2 Green Plantains
  • 1/2 to 1 cup frying oil Avocado, Sunflower, Grapeseed
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt like Kosher salt

For the Zesty Avocado Sauce:

Instructions

  • Peel plantains, then cut into 1 inch pieces
  • Add oil to a frying pan on medium heat
  • When oil comes up to temperature add plantain to the hot oil
  • Fry until plantain is lightly brown, then flip and continue to fry until other side is also lightly brown
  • Remove from the oil and place in a plate lined with a few sheets of paper towel
  • Place pieces of plantain (one piece at a time) on a clean and dry, flat surface (cutting board or clean and dry counter tops work well here)
  • Using the back of a wooden spoon, underside of a mason jar or cup press on each plantain piece until it flattens to about 3/16 of an inch thick
  • Return the flattened plantain pieces to the hot oil and to fry until golden brown on one side, flip over and continue to fry until also golden brown on the other side
  • Remove from the heat and place on a plate lined with a few sheets of fresh paper towel to allow any excess oil to drain
  • Sprinkle with coarse salt and serve with your favorite, sauce, dip or topping

Making the sauce:

  • Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and process until a smooth sauce forms

Notes

I recommend smashing all of the plantain pieces first before the second fry, to allow all the pieces to cook at the same time and temperature for a more consistent end result.
While you are smashing the plantain pieces reduce the heat to low or turn off the heat all together or you may risk the oil overheating and burning your tostones. When you are ready for the second fry you can increase the heat back to medium and allow the oil to come back up to temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 511mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg