Mofongo - Plain
| Prep Time: 10 min | Serves: 3 |
| Cooking Time: 10 min | Yield: 3 Mofongo Balls |
This is a Puerto Rican dish that can be eaten as a side dish or as a meal.
Ingredients
- 3 Plantain, Medium Size
- 1 tbsp Crushed Garlic
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 1/2 oz Mission Chicharrones
Directions
Heat vegetable oil. Peel and slice plantains. Fry them in the oil until golden brown (tostones)
Mix together the garlic, olive oil and chicharrones.
Mash the tostones, a few at a time in the pilon (mortar) (never use a food processor), adding a little bit of the garlic mixture. You will have to work a few slices at a time. When all done mix all the batches together for even distribution of seasoning. Add salt if needed. This is a side dish that needs to be served warm. Keep forming balls until mixture is all used up.
Serve with fried pork meat and fried onions, or with soup, or as a side dish….. yummy!
Use this same recipe to make "Bolitas de Mofongo" to add to stews. Shape the mixture into balls and drop in any soup.