Baked Tostones
Another way I love making these is with my Air Fryer. My Air Fryer tostones come out quick, extra crispy and no deep frying, just a few spritzes of olive oil for a crispy, delicious appetizer or side dish. If you’re unsure what to make with plantains, more plantain recipes I like are Turkey Picadillo Stuffed Sweet Plantains and Turkey Pastelon (Sweet Plantain Lasagna). Typically, tostones are served with a sprinkle of salt like chips. Here, I served them as an appetizer with mojo, a pungent dipping sauce made with garlic, cumin, oregano and sour orange juice or a combination of orange and lime juices. You can also eat them with other dipping sauces such as guacamole, ceviche, zesty avocado dressing.
Shhh, don’t tell my daughter these aren’t fried! If I can fool her, then these pass the test. She loves tostones, and got so happy when she saw me making them, I kinda felt bad because I said, she’ll know something is different, she always does! But she ate them without a peep and even said how good they were. Fried tostones, aka patacones depending on what country you are from, are fried green plantains. They’re basically the latin equivalent to french fries in America. Usually a treat I occasionally allow myself because they are not exactly low in fat. But now I will be eating these a lot more. They are just as good as the fried ones without all the points. The trick is to bake them until they are brown. If you are making these as a side dish, some of my favorite main dishes to eat tostones with are Picadillo, Pernil, or Rice and Beans.
More Appetizers You May Enjoy:
Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls Jalapeno Popper Nachos Mexican Layer Dip Hot Spinach Dip Shrimp Taquitos
