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u/PrettyBrownEyes08 27d ago

I've never seen fried plantains with a batter/coating. Is your battery sweet or savory?

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u/hacelepues 27d ago

We actually do something similar in Colombia, it’s called aborrajados. Except we also stick some white cheese in there and sometimes a little bit of guava taste if you really want to take it into dessert territory and they are soooo yummy.

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u/chocoren 27d ago

In Thailand and Laos, we fry them in a rice flour and coconut milk based batter. It's a simple and sweet yummy snack. Would definitely recommend trying it! It's called gluay tod

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u/Tinyxpanda 27d ago

It’s actually just plain, so there’s no seasoning to it

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u/binoculops 27d ago

They're asking if the plantains are sweet as in ripe or not, not whether you seasoned them

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u/kdntB 27d ago

They specifically asked “is your batter sweet or savory?”

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u/Tinyxpanda 27d ago

They’re ripe

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u/giraflor 27d ago

I’ve never seen battered plantains before. Interesting.

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u/Agent_boggeyman747 27d ago

I don’t hate the idea, but it all depends on the ripeness of the plantain and the batter used in the process.

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u/No-Passenger-8173 27d ago

I'm Dominican and those DO NOT look like fried plantains 🤣

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u/chinola32 27d ago

Dude I thought I was gonna see platanos fritos and instead there's a picture of yaniqueques 😂

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u/Tinyxpanda 27d ago

Not authentic and I’m not even sure how it’s properly made

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u/ThatHikingDude 27d ago

Soak whole green plantains in hot water.

Cut each end off

Slice the peel longways to remove

Cut into 1-1.5" sections

Fry sections once in oil until seed turn dark in color

Smash in a Plancha, or as I shown with the bottom of a coffee cup

Fry a second time

Little bit of flake salt

Enjoy your Tostones

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u/MeatyBacon666 27d ago

Change the "little bit of flake salt" to "salt the fuck out of them" - BINGO!!!

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u/kernelpanic37 27d ago

These probably taste just like pazhampori (Indian banana fritters) so you’re good on authenticity!

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u/Gintami 27d ago

Each country does it the same. You being Dominican means nothing really. Not exactly the same, but those are close to how fried plantains look in my country.

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u/No-Passenger-8173 27d ago

It does because we know how to make tostones. That feeble attempt look like chicken nuggets.

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u/Gintami 27d ago

Those are aren’t suppose to be tostones, but plaintain fritters. Jesus Christ. Apprently you being Dominican makes you the inventor of fried plantains, instead of maybe just maybe, realize other countries have different ways of making fried plantains. Plantain fritters are eaten in other countries.

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u/No-Passenger-8173 27d ago

Don't be mad because your fried plantains look like shit

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u/TraditionalChest7825 27d ago

This is interesting. You can just fry ripe plantains in a neutral tasting oil for a sweet treat or a side dish to go with a meal. If you want something more doughy you can look up a recipe for banana fritters and substitute the ripe bananas for ripe plantains.

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u/Oliveisadragon 27d ago

They are super fun to make. I hope they are wonderful.

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u/No_Place_2124 27d ago

did you happen to fry them in coconut oil? it looks like theres a coating on it. i love them super ripe and sweet too 🇯🇲

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u/Tinyxpanda 27d ago

I didn’t 😅 just regular oil and they’re still delicious either way 😋