Mofongo is a fried plantain-based dish from Puerto Rico. It is typically made with fried green plantains mashed together in a pilon (which consists of a wooden mortar and pestle), with broth, garlic, olive oil, and pork cracklings or bits of bacon. This version is completely vegan. It was delicious and everyone enjoyed it!
Ingredients
- 5 large green plantains , coarsely chopped
- 1 , 8 ounce
- 1 small bunch cilantro , chopped, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons homemade sofrito
- 2 tablespoons olive oil , or to taste, divided
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 1 , .18 ounce
- 0.5 cups vegetable broth , or to taste
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
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1
Fill a 1-quart pot with water; boil plantains with a pinch of salt until easily pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes.
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2
Mash plantains with tomato sauce, cilantro, sofrito, 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, and sazon in a mortar or glass bowl. Incorporate the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and enough vegetable broth to ensure that mofongo sticks together but is dry enough to easily slip out of a container. Season with salt and pepper.
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3
Serve mofongo on top of the remaining 5 tablespoons vegetable broth in a bowl.
Nutrition Facts
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