Puerto Rican Mofongo (Mashed Fried Plantain) with Garlic Shrimp
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Ingredients
- 4 green plantain
- 500 g raw king prawns, peeled
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 lime
- 300 ml sunflower oil, for frying
Method
- 1
Peel and slice the green plantain and fry in the sunflower oil for 6-8 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden and tender.
- 2
Crush 3 of the garlic cloves and mash with the fried plantain in a bowl, using a little of the frying oil, until it forms a rough mash. Shape into 4 mounds.
- 3
Crush the remaining garlic cloves and fry in a little oil with the king prawns for 3-4 minutes until the prawns turn pink and opaque all the way through.
- 4
Squeeze the lime juice over the prawns.
- 5
Serve the garlic prawns piled over the mofongo mounds.
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