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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Appetizers and Snacks » Tostadas De Plátano Verde (whole Fried Green Plantain)

    Tostadas de Plátano Verde (Whole fried Green Plantain)

    Oct 26, 2009 · Modified: Nov 1, 2022 by Erica Dinho · 21 Comments

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    This fried green plantain dish is known as tostadas de plátano. It can be serve as a side dish or appetizer.

    Tostadas de plátano Verde o Patacón Grande (Whole fried Green Plantain) |mycolombianrecipes.comPin

    Patacón is one of my favorite Colombian dishes. We use it as a side dish with our seafood or as an appetizer served with our Colombian sauces. We make a large version of these delicious fried green plantains called tostadas de plátano and this recipe is just one example of the many variations of tostadas.

    Some of my favorite sauces to serve with these plantain tostadas are Colombian hogao, guacamole, pink sauce and Colombian ají.

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    Tostadas de plátano Verde o Patacón Grande (Whole fried Green Plantain) |mycolombianrecipes.comPin

    Green Plantain Tostadas Recipe

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 21 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 12 mins
    Total Time 17 mins
    Course Main dish
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 218 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 4 whole green plantains peeled
    • Vegetable oil for frying
    • Salt

    Instructions
     

    • In a large heavy pot, add enough vegetable oil to cover the entire plantains and heat the oil over medium high heat.
    • Add the plantains to the heated oil. Fry for about 10 to 15 minutes per side. Carefully remove the plantains with a slotted spoon, and place them on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.
    • Let the plantains cool for 3 minutes. Then, place the plantains on a piece of plastic wrap and cover with another piece of plastic wrap. With a flat pot cover, press well the plantains, flattening them about to ¼” thickness.
    • Dip each slice in salted water. Then using tongs add them back in the hot oil in a single layer (need to work in batches) and fry for an additional 3 minutes on each side. Be careful when you fry the soaked plantains, as droplets of water will cause the oil to splatter.
    • Remove the tostadas with slotted spoon and transfer them to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb oil, sprinkle with salt, to taste, transfer to a serving plate and serve hot with guacamole, hogao and aji on the side.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 218kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 872mgFiber: 3gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 2017IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
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    Hernan Patacón is a restaurant in Colombia. I know there are a couple in Medellin and Capurgana, but I am not sure if there are more in the rest of the country. When I lived in Colombia, I used to go there a lot with my best friends and we loved the giant Patacones with different toppings. If you ever go to Colombia, you must find one of these restaurants, the Patacones are absolutely delicious! I will be posting other tostadas recipes with my favorite toppings soon!

    More green plantain recipes to try

    Plantain Chips (Plátanitos)

    Green Plantain Soup (Sopa de Patacones)

    Green Plantain Arepas

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    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Oysterculture

      October 26, 2009 at 10:04 am

      5 stars
      I will have to try this one soon. We love plantains but are terribly impatient to wait until they ripen. This recipe almost sounds like cheating, which works as it means we get to have this tasty dish that much more often.

      Reply
    2. Natalie

      October 26, 2009 at 10:17 am

      5 stars
      Wow...this looks very exotic...have never tried anything like this, I would love to though.

      Reply
    3. Felisha

      October 26, 2009 at 10:32 am

      5 stars
      I always make these but in slices 🙂 I will have to try them whole and fried. This reminds me of when we go up to New Jersey..they have a restaurant called. Banana King and they have some of the best food! They serve these with like a carne asada with queso blanco on top..and a variety of other toppings! Can't wait to see the toppings that you will post later! I always eat tostones with hogao. I was wondering if the step dipping it in water made a big difference? I notice in some of my cookbooks it says to, but some don't?

      Reply
      • Erica

        October 26, 2009 at 11:27 am

        5 stars
        Felisha, The salted water makes the patacón crispier!

        Reply
    4. Yoli

      October 26, 2009 at 11:30 am

      5 stars
      Hola! I love your recipes. I'm a Hispanic American from south Texas, and I love Latin foods. Thank your for sharing your special skills and gifts from God.

      Pase buen dia,
      Yolanda "Yoli"

      Reply
      • Erica

        October 26, 2009 at 11:31 am

        5 stars
        Thank you, Yoli. I appreciate it!

        Reply
    5. Empar

      October 26, 2009 at 12:16 pm

      5 stars
      Que buena pinta que tiene ese plato!!!
      Un beso.

      Reply
    6. Jhonny Walker

      October 26, 2009 at 1:16 pm

      5 stars
      Erica,
      it is eerie...Haloween and all...:) but bengalis have this dish with Plantains ( one of my favorites and I will write about it soon) which uses plantains. And I made it yesterday. Amazing you have one today. And plantain is not that common a choice too as a veggie!
      Awesome looking. You colombians know your food. For sure ! Glad I have access to one of the best!

      Reply
    7. Claudia Medeiros

      October 26, 2009 at 2:22 pm

      5 stars
      Colombian food is always so tasty ! 😀 YUMMY !!!!

      Reply
    8. Danielle

      October 26, 2009 at 7:34 pm

      5 stars
      oh yum! I've made plantains once (a different version) and the family enjoyed them. I bet they'd like this too...especially with those sauces.

      Reply
    9. Simply Life

      October 26, 2009 at 9:40 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my, I love plantains and this just makes me drool!

      Reply
    10. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

      October 26, 2009 at 10:24 pm

      5 stars
      Sounds like a fantastic delicious way to prepare plantains, can't wait to try!

      Reply
    11. Erica

      October 26, 2009 at 10:55 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you everyone for taking the time and leave a comment!

      Reply
    12. Kim

      October 26, 2009 at 11:11 pm

      5 stars
      I need to get my hands on some plantains. I've never cooked with them, but my husband really liked them.

      Reply
    13. Joan Nova

      October 27, 2009 at 8:15 am

      5 stars
      When I looked at the photo, it somehow reminded me of the couple of times I had bandeja paisa. I'm still working off lbs. since the last time! Technique is basically the same as making tostones (fry twice/dip in salted water).

      Reply
    14. Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen

      October 27, 2009 at 10:35 am

      5 stars
      I love plantains! This looks delicious!

      Reply
    15. Vinolia

      October 27, 2009 at 1:28 pm

      5 stars
      that's something new to try; I love green plantains, it's been a long time since I ate them!

      Reply
    16. Erica

      October 31, 2009 at 9:58 am

      5 stars
      Thank you everyone for visiting my blog 🙂

      Reply
    17. Yody

      January 13, 2010 at 12:42 pm

      5 stars
      Green Plantains and Yellow (sweet Plantains) are part of the Latin Culture.
      We eat this in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Republica Dominicana, Colombia, Venezuela and my Beautiful Country PANAMA :).
      Im really thinking about opening a restaurant in the US with all the nice dishes we have in Panama and the rest of this countries. You can Eat green plantains with EVERYTHING.
      Meat, eggs, Hot dogs in red sauce... chicken, chicken nuggets.... OHH...
      Im hungry now!
      This is just delicious!

      Reply
    18. norma

      March 10, 2012 at 10:46 am

      5 stars
      I was thinking of doing a post on the different ways of using platanos...thanks for another idea...

      Reply
    19. Jacinda

      June 19, 2014 at 8:49 pm

      5 stars
      Currently following your recipe, super excited to taste the finish product! I saw someone mentioned a restaurant called banana king here in NJ! I get this all the time there & I'm in love!! The pink sauce (ketchup & mayo) is awesome with this as well. Thank you!

      Reply

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