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by Aunt Clara

Tostones is, without doubt, Dominican's favorite side dish.

Yield: 4 servings
Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

• 2 unripe plantains
• ½ cup of oil
• 4 teaspoons of cold water
• ½ teaspoons of mashed garlic
• salt

Preparation:
Peel the plantains and cut into 1 inch thick slices. In a deep frying pan heat the oil and fry the plantains till golden brown. Flatten the plantains using the bottom of a flat-bottomed glass bottle. Fry the plantains again for 30 seconds on each side. Mix the water, a pinch of salt and the mashed garlic. Stir and pour over the plantains. Serve immediately.

Aunt Clara's website:  Aunt Clara's Dominican Cooking