Mofongo [Video+Recipe] Garlicky Fried Plantain

Rating

4.91 stars (31 reviews)

Keywords

how to cook mofongo, how to make mofongo, puerto rican dish, puerto rican food

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound beef bones ([0.45 kg] any type would do)
• 1 tablespoon mashed garlic (cloves)
• 1 red onion (halved)
• 1 sprig cilantro
• 1 sprig of recao/cilantro ancho/culantro (optional)
• ¼ tsp oregano (dry, ground)
• ¾ tsp salt ((or more, to taste))
• 1 cup oil for frying ((vegetable oil))
• 4 plantain (green, unripe)
• 1 pound pork cracklings ((fried pork skin) minced )
• 4 garlic cloves (mashed (about 2 tablespoons))
• 1½ tsp salt ((or more, to taste))
• 4 plantain (green, unripe) (unpeeled)
• 1 1 pork cracklings ((fried pork skin) minced)
• 4 garlic cloves (mashed (about 2 tablespoons))
• 1½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup olive oil ((optional))

Categories

• Main Course

Cuisine

• Dominican
• Latino
• Puerto Rico

Reviews

• John on 2025-11-26 (4 stars):
  I made the PR version. The fried plantains were too difficult to mash so I did it by hand. I sauteed the garlic with the plantains. This is nicer than two restaurants where I got a tough gray, hard mound with little flavor. Next time I might add some diced pork tenderloin
• Venecia on 2025-04-13 (5 stars):
  Encontré plátanos en un mercadillo y con unos torreznos del supermercado me atreví a prepararlos. Quedó muy buena. Gracias por la receta.
• Yudelka X on 2024-04-20 (5 stars):
  I appreciate that you try to give each recipe its cultural background and history, I come here for the recipes, but enjoy learning more about our heritage. Thanks for the work you do!
• Addison on 2023-03-09 (5 stars):
  I absolutely love plantains! This was such a hit with my family!
• Jan on 2023-03-08 (5 stars):
  I've never tried a combination of foods like this, I am looking forward to making this tonight. I am so intrigued it looks so yummy!
• Liz on 2023-03-08 (5 stars):
  I'd never tried making mofongo before but it turned out so good! I can't wait to make it again!
• Gina on 2023-03-08 (5 stars):
  I've only ever had mofongo in PR over 10 years ago until trying it at home with this recipe. This is just as delicious as I remember it and so fun to make myself!
• Ksenia on 2023-03-08 (5 stars):
  I've always been intrigued by this recipe! My husband is Colombian and this reminds him of his childhood travels.
• Pita on 2022-05-03 (5 stars):
  You should check out the book El Cocinero Puerto-Riqueño o Formulario, written 1859. The mofongo recipe is boiled in stock and mashed with meat, spices, and fat. There is also a book I came across about slaves in the Caribbean. Slaves particularly in Puerto Rico where known for roasting or boiling green banana and plantains and mashing it with scraps of dry meat. It was also eaten with a soup called Gandinga.