Air Fryer Tostones Chef Zee Cooks Food

AIR FRYER TOSTONES

Steps:

• Preheat a 6-quart air fryer to 350˚ F. Toss the plantains with the vegetable oil and 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt. Add to the air fryer basket in an even layer and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer the plaintains to a large piece of parchment and cover with another piece of parchment; smash each plantain with the bottom of a glass. Increase the fryer temperature to 400˚ F. Return the plantains to the fryer in an even layer (it's OK if they overlap slightly) and continue cooking until crisp, about 4 more minutes per side. Sprinkle with sea salt. Serve with salsa verde.

AIR FRYER TOSTONES | CHEF ZEE COOKS

Steps:

• Carefully peel green plantains and cut into 1 inch slices
• In a large mixing bowl, drizzle with oil until plantains are fully coated
• Place green plantains into the air fryer. Set air fryer to 320F and air fry for 10 mins. Afterwards, remove air fried green plantains
• Using a tostonera or a cup, smash plantains until they are all flat. Then drizzle with oil again
• Place flattened green plantains (tostones) back into the air fryer and air fry again at 320F for 5 minutes or until they have reached your desired doneness and crispiness!
• Enjoy with ketchup, mojo, or chimichurri sauce. Feel free to sprinkle salt over tostones at the end

AIR FRYER TOSTONES

Steps:

• Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Slice tips off the plantain. Make a vertical cut in the skin from end to end, making sure to cut only through the thick skin and not into the plantain flesh. Cut plantain, still with the peel, into 1-inch chunks. Peel the skin off each chunk starting at the slit you made.
• Place the plantain chunks in your air fryer basket and spray them with olive oil spray. Air fry for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare a bowl of salted water.
• Remove the plantain pieces from the air fryer with tongs. Smash to about 1/2-inch thickness using a tostonera (plantain smasher). Soak the smashed tostones in the bowl of salted water while smashing the rest.
• Remove the tostones from the salted water and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Return tostones to the air fryer in batches, filling the basket with a single layer each time. Spray the tops with olive oil spray and season with salt; air fry for 5 minutes. Flip with tongs and spray the other side with olive oil spray. Season with salt. Air fry until golden brown and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes more.