Mofongo

Fried green plantain mashed with garlic and pork crackling.

Ingredients

• 4 Green plantains
• 8 cloves Garlic
• 150 g Pork crackling
• ¼ cup Olive oil
• ½ cup Chicken stock
• 2 tsp Salt
• 3 cups Frying oil

Method

1. Cut and fry — Peel and cut the green plantains into thick rounds and fry until golden but not crisp, about 6 minutes.
2. Make the garlic base — Crush the garlic with salt and olive oil in a large mortar.
3. Mash — Add the hot plantain a few pieces at a time and pound with the garlic — it must be done while hot or it will not bind.
4. Add crackling — Work in the crushed pork crackling and a splash of warm stock for moisture.
5. Shape — Press into a bowl and turn out as a dome.
6. Mofongo is ready — Serve with broth or topped with garlic shrimp.

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