Mofongo (Puerto Rican Plantain Balls)

Name: Mofongo (Puerto Rican Plantain Balls)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 slice bacon, cooked; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 6 garlic cloves; 4 servings Kosher salt to taste; 237 milliliters low-sodium chicken stock; 473 milliliters canola or olive oil; 4 green plantains; 454 grams crisp fried pork rinds, also known as chicharrÃ³n

Mofongo (Puerto Rican Plantain Balls) is a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 main course. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 74g of protein, 56g of fat, and a total of 1032 calories. A mixture of olive oil, fried pork rinds, plantains, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the extra virgin olive oil you could follow this main course with the Peach Crisp: Healthy Crisp for Breakfast as a dessert.

Instructions

Peel plantains and cut into one-inch slices.

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Plantain

In a large saucepan or deep fryer, heat oil to 350 degrees.

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Cooking Oil

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Deep Fryer

Sauce Pan

Addplantain slices in two batches and fry for 7 minutes, turning once, until light golden but not browned.

Drain on paper towels.

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Paper Towels

In a large mortar or big bowl, crush garlic cloves with pestle or the back of a spoon and sprinkle with salt.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Salt

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Mortar And Pestle

Bowl

Add olive oil to the mixture and keep pounding until it's well incorporated.

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Olive Oil

Transfer to a small bowl.

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Bowl

In the same mortar or bowl, crush half of the fried plantain slices with half of the pork rinds, 1/2 slice of cooked bacon, and half the garlic aioli and pound or smash together.

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Cooked Bacon

Pork Rinds

Plantain

Garlic

Aioli

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Mortar And Pestle

Bowl

Add up to 1/2 cup chicken stock as needed, to make it moist.

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Chicken Stock

Spoon the mixture and shape into two-inch balls. Repeat with remaining ingredients and keep in warm oven until ready to serve. Top with more crushed chicharrón, or cilantro if you wish.

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Cilantro