Make Tostones with Mojo Sauce

As a kid who grew up most of her life in South Florida, I grew up eating plantains in all different kinds of iterations: in desserts, very ripe next to rice (maduros), super crispy, straight out of a chip bag, and this way, as tostones. I actually didnt learn how to make tostones until I went off to college and had a Dominican roommate. Id watch her slice up the greenest of plantains, fry them up, then smash them and re-fry them. They were my favorite snack.

I love making them and today I paired them with a mojo sauce. Mojo is typically made with sour oranges, which are pretty difficult to find, especially in the states, but the solution is simple: combine regular orange juice (like a naval) with lime juiceboom, sourness! The results are sublime. The sauce is garlic-y and very citrus-y. Its perfect when paired with super crispy, delicious tostones. If you have leftovers, be sure to put it on everything from rice to chicken.

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.