Mangú

Mashed green plantain topped with pickled red onion.

Ingredients

• 4 Green plantains
• 2 Red onion
• ¼ cup Vinegar
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 2 tsp Salt
• ½ cup Cold water
• 2 tbsp Oil

Method

1. Boil the plantains — Peel and boil the green plantains in salted water for 20 minutes until very soft.
2. Mash immediately — Mash while hot with butter, adding cold water a splash at a time until smooth and creamy — cold water is the trick to a silky mash.
3. Pickle the onion — Sauté the sliced onion briefly, then add vinegar and salt and take off the heat.
4. Mangú is ready — Mound the mash and pile the pickled onion on top; serve with fried cheese, salami and egg.

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