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what is/are tostones? *DC* *DC*
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pascal
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George IV
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hillbilly
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The long answer
They are a mainstay of the Dominican and Cuban and Puerto Rican diets.
Plaintains are the only food that will be hapopily eated threetimes a day, each one a different flavor.
Plaintains are large green, yellow, speckeled, or nearly black, cousins to the banana. (Depending on their ripeness)
Well the green ones are used for 'tos-tones',
they are peeled, chopped into two inch chunks, fried in medium hot oil until yellow and sort of toasty hard on the outside.
Taken out. Squashed. Tossed into icey cold , salted water for a second, they are then re fried in hot-hot oil (be careful of the splatter) until hard and crispy....but soft inside...They can be over fried.
Taken out, placed on a paper towel, lightly salted...ummmm! GOOD!
The green ones can also be sliced very thinly on a mandolin and deep fried like potato chips--just one pass thru the oil...
HB, the COOK
They are a mainstay of the Dominican and Cuban and Puerto Rican diets.
Plaintains are the only food that will be hapopily eated threetimes a day, each one a different flavor.
Plaintains are large green, yellow, speckeled, or nearly black, cousins to the banana. (Depending on their ripeness)
Well the green ones are used for 'tos-tones',
they are peeled, chopped into two inch chunks, fried in medium hot oil until yellow and sort of toasty hard on the outside.
Taken out. Squashed. Tossed into icey cold , salted water for a second, they are then re fried in hot-hot oil (be careful of the splatter) until hard and crispy....but soft inside...They can be over fried.
Taken out, placed on a paper towel, lightly salted...ummmm! GOOD!
The green ones can also be sliced very thinly on a mandolin and deep fried like potato chips--just one pass thru the oil...
HB, the COOK
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John
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Re: The long answer
hey hillbily you are almost dominican. you are right, there are so good. but be careful the more plantain you eat, the more idiot you get.
hey hillbily you are almost dominican. you are right, there are so good. but be careful the more plantain you eat, the more idiot you get.
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Thomas robert
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hillbilly
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The funny thing is, John, that plantains
contain trace amounts of many important vitamins, including iron, so if you eat them you get stronger...
Fact: Many school districts in the US buy large quantities of very ripe plantains to mix into their Tutti-Frutti ice creams and desserts in the school lunchy programs.. It fulfills thr requirements for iron...
Far from "bruteina" it seems that platanos have proteinas!!
HB
contain trace amounts of many important vitamins, including iron, so if you eat them you get stronger...
Fact: Many school districts in the US buy large quantities of very ripe plantains to mix into their Tutti-Frutti ice creams and desserts in the school lunchy programs.. It fulfills thr requirements for iron...
Far from "bruteina" it seems that platanos have proteinas!!
HB
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PITA
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HILLBILY: Re: The funny thing is....
Thanks for that info Hillbilly! I'm heavy into health foods, and good nutrition. I happen to believe that God knew what He was doing when He put that stuff on our planet. Good to know.
pita
Thanks for that info Hillbilly! I'm heavy into health foods, and good nutrition. I happen to believe that God knew what He was doing when He put that stuff on our planet. Good to know.
pita
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Keith R
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Re: Stop it, HB! You're making me hungry!
Tostones are one of my favorite foods -- at least the way my wife cooks them! [Hers are the best I've eaten, and I've tried just about every toston source the DR has to offer!
] Something about the way she mashes and fries them. Anyhoo...I like mine with a sprinkle of Tobasco sauce rather than salt. Yum! Or dip them in any meat sauce...God! This is making me hungry!
Tostones are one of my favorite foods -- at least the way my wife cooks them! [Hers are the best I've eaten, and I've tried just about every toston source the DR has to offer!
] Something about the way she mashes and fries them. Anyhoo...I like mine with a sprinkle of Tobasco sauce rather than salt. Yum! Or dip them in any meat sauce...God! This is making me hungry!
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Thomas robert
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hillbilly
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Keith R
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Re: The long answer
John,
I'll never forget how puzzled I was when I first heard a driver yell at a pedesterian crossing Av. 27 de Feb. during a green light, "Idiota! Deja de comer tanto platino!" Not long thereafter I was watching "Nueba Yol" with my wife in a theater in SD, and Luisito, after an intense struggle to figure out how to open a sofa bed, remarked "Este mueble no fue dese?ado por algien que come platino!" The theater erupted with laughter, but I couldn't see what was so funny. Later my wife explained the Dominican joke about bruteina...After that, I had a whole new understanding of some skits on "de Remate."
Atentamente,
Keith
John,
I'll never forget how puzzled I was when I first heard a driver yell at a pedesterian crossing Av. 27 de Feb. during a green light, "Idiota! Deja de comer tanto platino!" Not long thereafter I was watching "Nueba Yol" with my wife in a theater in SD, and Luisito, after an intense struggle to figure out how to open a sofa bed, remarked "Este mueble no fue dese?ado por algien que come platino!" The theater erupted with laughter, but I couldn't see what was so funny. Later my wife explained the Dominican joke about bruteina...After that, I had a whole new understanding of some skits on "de Remate."
Atentamente,
Keith
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