MOFONGO: Comfort Food at its Finest
Mashed up, garlicky, and one of Puerto Rico's staple dishes, Mofongo is comfort food at it's finest. Many Caribbean islands have similar type dishes using plantains, but Puerto Rico has perfected this savory side.
What's great about Mofongo is that it's super easy to prepare and can be paired with pork, shredded chicken or shrimp. Normally this dish comes with a side of delicious chicken broth to make Mofongo moist and yum.
Ingredients Needed for Mofongo
-2 green and unripe plantains
-3 garlic cloves or about a tablespoon
-2 cups of vegetable or canola oil for frying
-kosher salt
-5 ounces crackling pork rinds (chicharrones)
-3 tablespoons for extra virgin olive oil
Let's Cook
Step One:
Peel green plantain as you would a banana. Once peeled, cut plantain in slices of one inch thick.
Step Two:
Heat frying pan with two cups of vegetable or canola oil and add cut plantains and fry until golden.
Step Three:
Take plantains out of frying and put into a bowl. Here you will mash plantains as you would potatoes, add minced garlic, three tablespoons for extra virgin olive oil and kosher salt to taste.
Step Four:
Finally, Crush pork rinds or chicharrones and mix in as well and finito.
Making Broth
Chicken broth normally accompanies Puerto Rican mofongo for dipping. We personally like either Goya or Knorr brand cube broth, which are very simple to make.
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