Episode #2 Tostones

Doña Rossana cooks tostones (fried plantains.)


TOSTONES

3 GREEN PLANTAINS
1 CUP OIL ( CORN OIL )
2 TEASPOONS SALT
1 CUP WATER

PEEL THE PLANTAINS AND CUT THEM INTO 1.5 INCH ROUNDS. HEAT THE OIL TO MEDIUM TEMPERATURE, TEST IT WITH THE HANDLE OF A WOODEN SPOON. WHEN THE OIL STARTS BUBBLING IT IS READY TO THROW THE PIECES OF PLANTAIN IN. WHEN THEY TURN GOLDEN COLOR, TURN THEM. IN A SEPARATE POT, WARM THE CUP OF WATER WITH ONE TEASPOON OF SALT. TAKE THE GOLDEN PLANTAINS OUT OF THE OIL AND PUT THEM INTO THE SALTED, WARM WATER,SOAKING THEM FOR A SECOND, TAKE THEM OUT TO BE PRESSED, THEN PUT THEM BACK INTO THE OIL, LET THEM FRY FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES, TAKE THEM OUT, SPRINKLE SOME SALT.