Tostón (Fried Plantains)
Tostón is a Venezuelan vegetable side dish of fried plantain. These can be served hot or at room temperature with a dipping sauce or salsa as an appetiser or plain as an accompaniment to a main course.
Ingredients
- 2 green (unripe) plantains
- Oil for deep frying
- Salt
Ingredients for 4 servings (535 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Heat the oil in a deep fat fryer to 180°C / 350°F.
- 2
Slice the plantain very thinly, then fry in the hot oil until golden brown.
Stovetop - 3
Remove from the oil, and when cool enough to handle, sprinkle with salt and flatten each slice with a mallet until very thin.
- 4
Reheat the oil until very hot, then fry the flattened plantain slices until crisp and golden on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper.
Stovetop
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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