Chatinos or fried green plantains

Cooking instructions:

Peel and slice the plantains into 3 cm. thick pieces. Toss into the frying pan with cold oil and cook until slightly golden. Let cool.

Crush wrapped in the skin of the plantain or in a thick paper.

At the time of serving, fry again in hot oil.

Sprinkle with salt before serving.

Ripe fried plantains (platanos maduros fritos)

Cooking instructions:

Peel the plantain and cut it into long slices. Fry them in a frying pan with an inch of sizzling hot oil until they are golden brown. Drain the plantain slices on paper towels.