Crispy golden oven baked Tostones - delicious green plantain chips that are perfect for scooping, dipping and snacking.
If you haven't yet tried plantain you are seriously missing out. I love plantain, it is a great starchy veg to add to meals to keep you well satiated, and you can cook it different ways depending how ripe or unripe it is. My favorite thing to make with plantain is tostones, for those you need a green unripe plantain. Normally tostones are double fried, but can you imagine the calories? So to keep these Slimming friendly, I made this delicious oven baked version. I recommend using some oil for these, as the low calorie sprays just won't cut it.
If you want to know what these taste like, the best description I can give, is like salted pieces of crispy batter (I am serious) they really do taste amazing. I love to serve them on the side of my chilli, or anything that is dip worthy.
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Oven Baked Tostones
Crispy golden oven baked Tostones - delicious green plantain chips that are perfect for scooping, dipping and snacking.
Ingredients
- 2 large green plaintains
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- paprika
- sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180c, 200c or 400f (gas mark 6)
- Cut a small piece of each end of the plantains, then carefully run a knife down the peel and remove the peel from both plantains.
- Slice plantains about ½ an inch in thickness.
- Add the slices to a bowl, add ⅔ of the olive oil, a sprinkling of paprika and a good seasoning of sea salt and toss to evenly coat.
- Place the plantain slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for approx 15-20mins, they should be lightly golden and not feel as firm.
- One by one smash the plantain pieces until they are thin pancake shapes (I use a small heavy pot to do this), add them back to the bowl, with the ⅓ of leftover oil and again toss to coat and then place them back on the parchment paper and bake for another 15-20mins.
- These are great as a side with chilli and similar type dishes.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 211Total Fat 4gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 0mgSodium 154mgCarbohydrates 49gFiber 4gSugar 22gProtein 1g
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