SC - fat consumption in period

[Vincent Cuenca]

>patacones are also known as tostones, and
>they're
>twice-fried plantains.
>
>AND they are WONDERFUL!!!!! I make them on occasion
>myself. My husband and best friend call them rotten
>bananas because the recipe I used called for them to
>look like bananas that are ripe enough for banana
>bread.

I was taught to do them with plaintains that aren't that ripe.  Green, just 
beginning to be spotty.  Slice about half and inch thick, fry in butter 
until nicely brown, smoosh the slices flatter and fry until the part that 
smooshed out is nicely brown too.  top with a light sprinkle of sugar and 
cinnamon--but this is a vegetable not a dessert so don't go crazy with it, 
according to my teacher in the matter.   you can do the two fryings as 
completely seperate steps--begin them in the morning and finish them just 
before serving with dinner.

Bonne

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