Creamy Mangu Food

MANGU (DOMINICAN MASHED PLANTAINS)

Steps:

• Peel the plantains and cut lengthwise, then divide each half into two.
• Add the plantains to a pot and boil in enough water to cover them until they are very tender. Add salt to the water before the water breaks the boil.
• Remove the plantains from the water and mash them right away with a fork until they are very smooth and there are few to no lumps. Mix in butter, and water. Keep mashing and mixing until smooth.
• In a small bowl combine onions, vinegar and salt. Let sit for about 5 minutes.
• Heat a tablespoon of oil in a skillet over low heat. Add onions and cook while stirring until they become translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
• Garnish mangu with the onions and serve with eggs, Dominican fried salami and fried cheese.

CREAMY MANGO DESSERT

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in large bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold nectar. Remove 1-1/2 cups of the gelatin; set aside for later use. (Do not refrigerate.) Pour remaining gelatin into 8 individual dessert dishes. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set but not firm. (Gelatin should stick to finger when touched.)
• Beat cream cheese in medium bowl until creamy. Gradually add reserved 1-1/2 cups gelatin, beating until well blended. Spoon over gelatin in dishes.
• Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Store leftover desserts in refrigerator.

MANGO CREAM

Steps:

• Peel the mangoes and cut them into pieces. Place the mango pieces in a medium-sized saucepan with water to cover and cook them over low heat for 10 minutes, or until very tender. When cooked, put the mango through a food mill until you have a thin pulp. Place the pulp in a small bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and chill it for 1 hour. Meanwhile, whip the cream with an electric mixer or wire whisk, slowly fold in the sweetened cream, stirring only enough to make sure that the ingredients are well mixed. Pour the mango cream into individual sherbet glasses, sprinkle each serving with some of the toasted coconut garnish with mint and serve.

CREAMY MANGU

Steps:

• Peel and quarter the plantains.
• Boil until they break with the fork.
• As the platains are cooking, In a small sauce pan start pickling the onions with the oil and vinegar.
• Once they are transparent remove from flame.
• Drain the plaintains leaving a tablespoon or 2 of water, mash, add butter.
• Finally add onion mix into mashed plantains, folding them in.
• Enjoy! If you did it correctly it should stay soft all day.

MANGú

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix onion and vinegar. Cover; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Cut plantains into 8 pieces. Place plantains in 2-quart saucepan; cover with water. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Cook 20 to 25 minutes or until plantains are tender.
• Using slotted spoon, remove plantain pieces from water. Place in medium bowl with butter; mash plantains, adding water from cooking liquid, until mixture is mashed.
• For each serving, top about 1 cup mashed plantains with sliced onion; serve with fried egg.

CREAMY MANGO & COCONUT SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Measure all the ingredients or use a tall glass for speed - they don't have to be exact. Put them into a blender and blitz until smooth. Pour into 1 tall glass (you'll have enough for a top up) or two short tumblers. Cut the passion fruit in half, if using, and scrape the seeds on top.

MANGO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, blend heavy cream, mango juice, brandy, and brown sugar until thickened. Stir in mangoes, and bring to a boil over high heat. Continue to cook and stir about 1 minute. Serve warm.

MANGU

Steps:

• Place the plantains and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook 20 minutes, until plantains are tender but slightly firm. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the liquid. Cool plantains, and peel.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the onion until tender.
• In a bowl, mash the plantains with the reserved liquid and salt. Transfer to a food processor, mix in the peppers, and puree. Serve the pureed plantain mixture topped with the onions.