Perfectly Crispy Homemade Tostones Recipe

Name: Perfectly Crispy Homemade Tostones Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 3 plantains; vegetable oil; ½ cup water; 2 tbsp table salt; kosher salt

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings
3 servings
Calories
219 kcal
Course
Side Dish, Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine
Puerto Rican

Perfectly Crispy Homemade Tostones Recipe

Dominic Levy

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Tostones are twice-fried plantains that are soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Vaguely reminiscent of a thick potato chip, they are best enjoyed with salt. Here's how to make your own tostones at home!

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Ingredients

Servings

3 plantains green
vegetable oil for frying
½ cup water warm
2 tbsp table salt
kosher salt for topping

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Instructions

Cut the stems off of each end of the plantains. Use a small knife and cut a vertical line from tip to tip of the plantain, cutting through the skin but not through the plantain. Turn the plantain over, and cut the same line down the back. Peel the skin off of the plantain. It should come off in two halves.
Cut the plantain into about 1-1 ½ inch pieces.
In a cast iron skillet, heat about ½-¾ inch of oil, enough to cook about half of the plantain at once. Your oil should be heated on low-medium heat, so that your plantain can cook without burning. It should be hot enough that when you drop your plantain in, it starts to bubble in about 5 seconds.
Place the plantains in the oil, cooking for about 5 minutes or until the surface starts to brown. Use tongs to flip the plantains over and cook on the other side. Remove to a paper towel lined plate.
Grease the bottom of a glass with nonstick spray and use the glass to smash the plantains, reapplying nonstick spray when necessary.
In a small bowl, combine ½ cup warm water with 2 tbsp salt. Stir until salt dissolves.
Quickly dip each smashed plantain in the salt water and leave to dry on paper towel-lined plate again.
Once dried, add the plantains back into the hot oil, and fry for another 3-5 minutes. Remove and place on paper towel lined plates. Sprinkle with salt. Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only.
Plantains look like a banana but taste more like a potato.. Which means that they’re perfect for frying up in this method! Plantains range from green (unripe) to yellow with black spots (very ripe) just like a banana does! For this recipe, we will need green plantains. Be careful peeling your plantains as they can be dangerous. For best practices, view the video at the bottom of this post.
I often use two different kinds of salt for this recipe. When dissolving the salt in the water, I will use typical table salt. When my tostones are finished cooking and are ready to eat, I use flaky sea salt as a final touch!
I enjoy using vegetable oil for frying, but another good alternative is sunflower oil. Both types of oil have very similar smoke points, so they can be used interchangeably and will cook your tostones the same way!
when adding your plantains in for their second round of frying. Water does not mix well with oil, and adding wet tostones into the oil will cause the oil to pop and possibly burn you.
Plantains: Plantains look like a banana but taste more like a potato.. Which means that they’re perfect for frying up in this method! Plantains range from green (unripe) to yellow with black spots (very ripe) just like a banana does! For this recipe, we will need green plantains. Be careful peeling your plantains as they can be dangerous. For best practices, view the video at the bottom of this post. Salt: I often use two different kinds of salt for this recipe. When dissolving the salt in the water, I will use typical table salt. When my tostones are finished cooking and are ready to eat, I use flaky sea salt as a final touch! Vegetable Oil: I enjoy using vegetable oil for frying, but another good alternative is sunflower oil. Both types of oil have very similar smoke points, so they can be used interchangeably and will cook your tostones the same way! Be Careful: when adding your plantains in for their second round of frying. Water does not mix well with oil, and adding wet tostones into the oil will cause the oil to pop and possibly burn you. Make sure that your plantains have dried fully before adding them back into the oil again.
Plantains: Plantains look like a banana but taste more like a potato.. Which means that they’re perfect for frying up in this method! Plantains range from green (unripe) to yellow with black spots (very ripe) just like a banana does! For this recipe, we will need green plantains. Be careful peeling your plantains as they can be dangerous. For best practices, view the video at the bottom of this post.
Salt: I often use two different kinds of salt for this recipe. When dissolving the salt in the water, I will use typical table salt. When my tostones are finished cooking and are ready to eat, I use flaky sea salt as a final touch!
Vegetable Oil: I enjoy using vegetable oil for frying, but another good alternative is sunflower oil. Both types of oil have very similar smoke points, so they can be used interchangeably and will cook your tostones the same way!
Be Careful: when adding your plantains in for their second round of frying. Water does not mix well with oil, and adding wet tostones into the oil will cause the oil to pop and possibly burn you. Make sure that your plantains have dried fully before adding them back into the oil again.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1serving Calories 219kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 57g (19%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Sodium 9mg (0%) Potassium 893mg (26%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 27g (54%) Vitamin A 2017IU (40%) Vitamin C 33mg (37%) Calcium 7mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 3servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 219 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1serving
Calories	219kcal	11%
Carbohydrates	57g	19%
Protein	2g	4%
Fat	1g	2%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Polyunsaturated Fat	1g	6%
Monounsaturated Fat	1g	5%
Sodium	9mg	0%
Potassium	893mg	19%
Fiber	4g	16%
Sugar	27g	54%
Vitamin A	2017IU	40%
Vitamin C	33mg	37%
Calcium	7mg	1%
Iron	1mg	6%