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 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4Servings
Calories 418kcal
Author Althea Brown
Equipment
Frying Pan
Ingredients
2Green Plantains
1/2 to 1cupfrying oilAvocado, Sunflower, Grapeseed
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.