Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce

Name: Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 serving
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves; 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; Pinch freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 green plantains; kosher salt; neutral oil

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings
6
Calories
83 kcal
Course
Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine
American, Cuban

Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce

Griffin Phillips

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These Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce are a delicious appetizer or snack ready in 20 minutes! Green plantains are sliced thinly, fried, then served with a garlic-y mojo sauce. This Cuban-inspired snack is one of my all-time favorites! If you are craving something sweet these Sopapillas are the best!

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Ingredients

Servings

Mojo:

4 garlic cloves peeled
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 cup olive oil

Plantain Chips:

2 green plantains peeled*
kosher salt
neutral oil

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Instructions

To Make the Mojo Sauce:
Add the garlic cloves, oregano, salt and pepper to a mortar and pestle. Grind and twist and grind and twist again to make a paste. Slowly add the orange juice and lime juice and then lastly, the olive oil. Give it a taste and adjust the salt according to taste.
To Fry the Plantain Chips:
Line a cutting board with a few layers of paper towels. Heat about 3 inches of oil 350-360 degrees F. Peel plantains and slice with a vegetable peeler or a mandolin. Or you can thinly slice them using a knife.
Gently drop the plantain strips into the hot oil. Cook for 30 seconds to a minute, flipping them over about halfway through. Remove and transfer to the paper towels.
Repeat until you’ve worked your way through the plantains. Sprinkle with salt and serve alongside the mojo sauce.

Notes

*Use a mandolin or vegetable peeler to cut the plantains. This will give you very thin slices. If you aren’t comfortable using a mandolin, just grab a sharp knife and slice at angle.
Make sure the oil is nice and hot before dropping in the plantain strips. Because they are so thin the plantain strips will cook up immediately but if the oil isn’t hot enough they will get soggy instead of crispy.
Make the mojo sauce first, that way as soon as the plantains chips are finished cooking you can enjoy them right away with the sauce.
Kitchen Tools:
Le Creuset Dutch Oven | Spider | Mandolin | Vegetable Peeler |

Nutrition Information

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Serving 6g Calories 83kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 1g (0%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 388mg (16%) Potassium 8mg (0%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 4mg (0%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 83 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	6g
Calories	83kcal	4%
Carbohydrates	1g	0%
Protein	1g	2%
Fat	9g	14%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Sodium	388mg	16%
Potassium	8mg	0%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	1g	2%
Vitamin C	1mg	1%
Calcium	4mg	0%
Iron	1mg	6%