Stuffed plantain cups
Equipment
- Deep fryer or deep sauce pan
- Citrus squeezer
Ingredients
- 3 green plantains
- 3 cups vegetable oil
Instructions
- Peel and wash plantains
- Pat them dry
- Cut them into one and a half inch slices
- Heat oil to deep fry plantains
- Toss in plantains into hot oil so they are submerged
- Fry them for about 7 minutes
- Place them on paper towel for about five minutes. You don't want them to be too dry
- Using your citrus squeezer, press the plantain slices into cups
- Place on paper towel or tray
- Then place cups in the deep fryer or sauce pan with enough oil to submerge them
- Remove when golden brown
- Stuff with your favorite filling
- Enjoy!
Notes
I used smoked herring for the stuffing
Ingredients:
- Half a pound of smoked herring
Onion
Green onion
Seasoning Pepper
Black pepper
Olive oil - Boil smoke herring to get rid of most of the salt
In a frying pan add olive oil, and when it gets hot, add all your ingredients except the herring.