Baked Tostones With Guasacaca Sauce
Baked Tostones With Guasacaca Sauce Recipe: easy plantains are crispy baked and served with a Venezuelan avocado dip that's perfect as a dinner side dish.
Servings 8 servings
Calories 252kcal
Ingredients
For Tostones
- 4 Green Plantains
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil soybean oil
- 1 Clove garlic minced
- Salt + Pepper
For Guasacaca
- 2 Haas Avocados ripe
- 1 in Tomato chopped small pieces
- 1 Tablespoon onion minced
- 1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 Tablespoons cilantro chopped
- 1 Tablespoon vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable Oil soybean oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For Tostones
- Preheat oven to 375 Degrees Fahrenheit
- Make 1-2 vertical slits on the plantain to peel it easily
- Slice it into 1 inch chunks
- Place the chunks into a sheet pan coated with cooking spray
- Bake for 10 minutes
- Meanwhile mix the oil, garlic, salt and pepper into a bowl
- Remove the plantains from the oven and dip them into the oil. Remove excess oil from each piece and place them back into the sheet pan
- Using a knife, "smash" the plantains until they are completely flat and adopt the shape of a toston
- Bake for 10 minutes. Brush them with the oil mixture, turn them over and bake for another 10 minutes or until golden and cooked all the way through
- Remove from oven and sprinkle salt all over the top
For Guasacaca
- Place all of the ingredients in the blender and mix until combined. If needed add some more vinegar and oil
- Check for seasoning
- Enjoy!
