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Air Fryer Tostones
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Recipe Summary Air Fryer Tostones
Tostones are made with green (unripe) plantains and are a very popular side dish in many Caribbean and South American countries. The traditional method is to twice-fry the plantains in oil, but this air-fried version of my Puerto Rican family's recipe is much lighter as it uses olive oil spray instead of deep-frying.Ingredients | Instant Pot Air Fryer Basket Replacement
2 green (unripe) plantains
olive oil cooking spray
3 cups water, or as needed
salt to taste
Directions
Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Slice tips off the plantain. Make a vertical cut in the skin from end to end, making sure to cut only through the thick skin and not into the plantain flesh. Cut plantain, still with the peel, into 1-inch chunks. Peel the skin off each chunk starting at the slit you made.
Place the plantain chunks in your air fryer basket and spray them with olive oil spray. Air fry for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare a bowl of salted water.
Remove the plantain pieces from the air fryer with tongs. Smash to about 1/2-inch thickness using a tostonera (plantain smasher). Soak the smashed tostones in the bowl of salted water while smashing the rest.
Remove the tostones from the salted water and pat dry with a paper towel.
Return tostones to the air fryer in batches, filling the basket with a single layer each time. Spray the tops with olive oil spray and season with salt; air fry for 5 minutes. Flip with tongs and spray the other side with olive oil spray. Season with salt. Air fry until golden brown and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes more.
If your plantains are especially difficult to cut, you can use a case knife to aid in removing the skin, or try to peel them while under warm water, which can help.
If you don't have a plantain smasher, the base of a mason jar or large mug will work as well.
Info | Instant Pot Air Fryer Basket Replacement
prep:
15 mins
cook:
15 mins
total:
30 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
