Easy Mofongo Recipe
The Best Easy Mofongo recipe - delicious lightly fried plantains mashed with garlic, pork rinds, bacon, and made into dumplings for a deliciously easy Puerto Rican dish everyone loves!
Servings: 10 mofongo balls
Calories: 771kcal
Equipment
- Joyoldelf Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Potato Masher, Professional Integrated Masher Kitchen Tool & Food Masher/Potato Smasher with Silicone Handle, Perfect for Bean, Vegetable, Fruits, Avocado, Meat
Ingredients
- 4 green plantains
- 1 lb of chicharrón pork rinds
- 1 slice bacon cooked and crumbled
- 3 garlic cloves mashed
- 4 teaspoons of olive oil
- 2 cups frying oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot or dutch oven.
- Peel the plantains, cut them into 1 1/2-inch slices, soak them in salty water for 15 minutes as oil comes to temperature.
- Remove plantains from water, and dry them with a paper towel before putting them in the hot pot with oil. Make sure any drops of water have been completely dried off.
- In small batches, fry plantains for about 12 minutes at medium-low heat or until they turn very light brown.
- Make sure to turn plantains as they cook.
- Do not brown plaintains much - you want them to stay soft and easy to mash, but the color should be a lovely dark yellow and light brown, so they are soft to the touch. Check doneness with a fork.
- Remove plantains from oil, and place in to a large bowl or mortar.
- Smash plantains with a pestle or the back of a spoon.
- Add some mashed garlic and pieces of pork rinds along with crumbled bacon, smashing into the plaintains.
- Once you have mashed all the plantains, mold them into the shape of a circle or half circle using your hands.
- Serve hot with chicken broth, creole sauce, stew, or your favorite meat or vegetables.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 771kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 50g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 830mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g