Moist Mofongo

9 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 green plantains, peeled and sliced into 1-inch discs
  • 3 tablespoons salt, divided
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 6 slices bacon (optional)
  • 2 ounces fried pork rinds (optional)
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup diced onion
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
  • 2 cloves garlic

Directions

  1. 1
    Boil water in a large saucepan; add plantains, 2 tablespoons salt, and a dash pepper. Cook until very soft, about 30 minutes. Drain.
  2. 2
    Fry bacon in a skillet until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; crumble.
  3. 3
    Crush pork rinds in a mortar; transfer to a bowl.
  4. 4
    Blend olive oil, onion, cilantro, garlic, remaining 1 tablespoon salt, and a dash pepper in a food processor until liquefied.
  5. 5
    Mash warm plantains in the mortar in batches; transfer to a large bowl. Stir in pork rinds, bacon, and olive oil mixture until well combined. Shape mofongo into balls.

Products Matching These Ingredients

Green Tea

Lagg's

NOVA 1
Dark Chocolate Turbinado Sea Salt Almonds

Dark Chocolate Turbinado Sea Salt Almonds

Nuts.com

NOVA 4
serving contains: Saturates Sugars Salt 0.6g 0.7g

serving contains: Saturates Sugars Salt 0.6g 0.7g

Walker Heinz

NOVA 4
Seriously Salt & Vinegar

Seriously Salt & Vinegar

Walkers

NOVA 4
Green Beans

Green Beans

NOVA 1
Green Onions

Green Onions

NOVA 1

Breaded zucchini discs

C NOVA 4

Goodies Butterscotch Discs

Price Chopper

E NOVA 4

Butter Scotch Discs

Big Win, Rite Aid Corporation

E NOVA 4

Fried Plantains Tostones

Goya Foods Inc.

A NOVA 4

Tostones fried plantains

Goya

B NOVA 3

More Recipes to Try

Parmesan Potato Omelet

14 ingredients

Rhubarb Upside Down Cake I

4 ingredients

Orange Pecan Tuna Salad

9 ingredients

Homemade Maple Syrup

4 ingredients

Bangin' Buffalo Blue Cheese Chicken Salad

15 ingredients

Raspberry Kielbasa Over Cheese Grits

9 ingredients

Almond Flour

1 ingredient

Wacky Cake V

10 ingredients

Almond-Crusted Tilapia

12 ingredients

Simple And Yummy Pulled Pork

3 ingredients

No-Churn Rainbow Mermaid Ice Cream

8 ingredients

Quinoa Turkey Stuffing

11 ingredients