Whether you decide to serve mofongo with seafood or meat, the texture of the smashed-up plantains must be protected.

Whether you're in the Caribbean, South America, or even Africa, fried plantains are an everyday staple. In Latin America, they go by many names and take on many forms, from these smashed and fried ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Medha Imam: Fresh plantains fried, smashed, and fried again to crispy perfection topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and thinly sliced marinated steak that melts ...

The Boricua specialty — a heaping mound of mashed fried green plantains studded with crisp pork cracklings — has many incarnations across the island: drenched in tomato sauce, loaded with ...