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Verde o Maduro
Oops, I meant to say mondongo the second time. I must be more careful. Perd?nenme, ?ay qu? pena!
I love platano! Verde or maduro: mashed (boiled) fried, you name it! It's no different than the potato when boiled, it's bland unless you add milk, cream, butter, etc to make it taste good.
i think potatoes are great on their own, just with a bit of salt. in my house mashed potatoes were done without milk, cream or butter. here in DR i may add a bit of butter or crashed garlic but i do not like potato puree to be creamy. as for green boiled plantains i just smother them in mayo. i also eat yuca, batatas and buen pan. all are million times better than white rice.
I like tostones when they are fresh and hot and lightly salted. I eat them like French fries with ketchup. But they have to be cut just right. Not to thick, not too thin. And smashed half way through. Overall, much too much work for this lazy home cook. Strictly a restaurant item for this u.s. Based gringo. I have the sweet ones for breakfast. I find that el salvadorans have a more delicate touch with sweet plantains. Length wise. With crema.
I think I have developed a taste for plantains that have been on a boat for awhile.
Btw, most mofongo stinks. When done properly, it is delightful.
I think I have developed a taste for plantains that have been on a boat for awhile.
Btw, most mofongo stinks. When done properly, it is delightful.
PR does do tostones better than DR. They also do "stuffed tostones", big as empanadillas, but I don't know how.
They also make a fabulous PR'an gaspacho ? no tomato, but lots of bacalao and aguacate. Stupendous.
PR pig roasts and Christmas pierna also beat the DR.
That's it for PR cuisine. The rest suck.
They also make a fabulous PR'an gaspacho ? no tomato, but lots of bacalao and aguacate. Stupendous.
PR pig roasts and Christmas pierna also beat the DR.
That's it for PR cuisine. The rest suck.
But of course we all know why dominicans eat them verde....... so somebody else doesnt get to them first.....
very good jajaja
Wow, I am surprised! You like green boiled plantains, with mayo of course.
you'd be surprised. i eat lots of dominican dishes most gringos refuse to touch
apart from rice, dominican sweets and drinks. on monday i had cabeza de vaca and yes, some of the pieces of "meat" on my plate included tongue and a jaw with teeth in it i also eat liver, stomachs, chicken feet, longaniza, morcilla and mondongo. as far as mayo goes - this is my weakness. i can eat it with almost anything.
you'd be surprised. i eat lots of dominican dishes most gringos refuse to touch
as far as mayo goes - this is my weakness. i can eat it with almost anything.
LOL! dv8 when it comes to Dominican foods, you are Dominicanized! Yes, you are right, most gringos
would even refuse to look at those dishes!
One of my sisters eats tostones with mayo, as a dip.
Tostones Rellenos (Stuffed Plantain Cups) Recipe - Allrecipes.com
This has a nice video of preparing: tostones, tostones rellenos, arenitas, mofongo.
This has a nice video of preparing: tostones, tostones rellenos, arenitas, mofongo.
That is precisely the right way to have mofongo. Those little cups with fresh crab. Yummy. The best I ever had was in PR. In a white table cloth and jacketed waiters kind if place.
tostones (stuffed with shrimp):
Stuffed with pork (pernil):
Here are some tostonera cups maker:
Stuffed with pork (pernil):
Here are some tostonera cups maker:
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once i was in a friend's house in a barrio, eating crabs. we were crushing them with a stone and then scooping the meat with boiled green plantains. she invited some of her friends over and one asked suspiciously: who is this gringa? gringos never eat that.
yet no rice. nope, no, sir. but i eat beans. and somehow eating beans alone annoys my MIL. it's been 8 years now that she always gives me a separate bowl for beans when we eat in her house. it's been 8 years now that i happily pour the beans directly on my plate and let them flood the food.