mofongo

Puerto Rican plantains

Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish of fried green plantains mashed with garlic, olive oil, and pork cracklings, typically shaped into a mound or ball.

It's often served as a side or stuffed with meat, seafood, or vegetables: The restaurant's shrimp mofongo was incredible.

The dish has African roots and remains a staple of Caribbean cuisine.

filling

shrimp

Small edible crustacean

chickenDomestic fowl for eating
beefBovine meat for eating
porkPig as food

seafood · lobster · octopus · skirt steak · crab · vegetables · relleno · stuffed · topped · protein

dish

tostones

Crispy fried plantain slices

sofritoSautéed vegetable cooking base
Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
DominicanPreaching order member

fufu · Cuban · Caribbean · yucca · arroz con pollo

plantain

green

Color of vegetation

unripeNot ready for harvest
starchyContaining complex carbohydrates
friedCooked in hot fat

tostones · sliced · tropical · Caribbean · maduros · chips · crispy · golden · firm · savory

preparation

mortar

Grinding bowl or binder

pestleBowl's crushing companion
mashedCrushed to softness
poundedStruck hard, repeatedly

crushed · stuffed · fried · shaped · molded · dome · relleno · garlic · olive oil · broth

sauce

broth

Clear simmered meat liquid

drizzledRained very lightly
pouredMade liquid flow out
butterSolid fat from cream

olive oil · escabeche · gravy · reduction · ladled · accompanying

Categories

Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico, Carolina, Old San Juan, Arecibo
comida hispanicatacos, paella, tortilla, empanadas, frijoles
ethnic foodssushi, tacos, pad thai, curry, hummus
Spanish CaribbeanCuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Havana, San Juan
tropical dishescoconut rice, mango sticky rice, pineapple fried rice, jerk chicken, poke bowl
Dominican Culturebachata, merengue, platanos, Santo Domingo, tostones

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