Tostones Recipe

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Tostones
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp garlic salt
  • 2 tbsp salt

Directions:

  1. Peel the platanos and cut them in 1-2 inch pieces (julienne style or diagonal cuts) - they should be about 3/4 of an inch thick, but about 2 inches long.
  2. Fry the slices in the vegetable oil and garlic salt until lightly browned. Remove and drain briefly on paper towels.
  3. Place the platanos on a cutting board and use a solid glass bowl or metal spatula (or a platano smasher) to smash/flatten the platanos to about 1/4 inch thick. Dash the smashed platanos with salt.
  4. Return the platanos to the frying pan and fry them again. They don't take as long the second time around, but you want to make sure they are crisp.
  5. Remove from the frying pan, salt again, and let them drain on paper towels.
  6. You can serve with gringo-ish ketchup, but that's considered blasphemy to some. Otherwise, they are great as a side dish to pretty much any Latin American dish.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 117.45 Kcal (492 kJ)
Calories from fat 122.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.63g 21%
Sodium 2074.96mg 86%
Potassium 0.36mg 0%
Calcium 1.1mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 538.13 Kcal (2253 kJ)
Calories from fat 561.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 62.43g 21%
Sodium 9507.28mg 86%
Potassium 1.65mg 0%
Calcium 4.9mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.5
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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