Tostones with Pulled Pork and Mojo

Ingredients

• For the Tostones
• 3 green plantains 🍌
• Oil for frying 🛢️
• Salt to taste 🧂
• For the Pulled Pork
• 2 cups cooked pulled pork 🐖
• 0.5 tsp cumin
• 0.5 tsp oregano
• Salt and pepper
• For the Mojo Sauce
• 0.25 cup olive oil 🫒
• 6 garlic cloves, minced 🧄
• 0.25 cup orange juice 🍊
• 2 tbsp lime juice 🍋
• 1 tbsp chopped cilantro 🌿
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. 1Tostones:
2. 2Peel and cut plantains into 1-inch chunks.
3. 3Fry in hot oil for 3–4 minutes until lightly golden. Remove and flatten each one with the bottom of a glass.
4. 4Return to oil and fry until crispy and golden. Season with salt.
5. 5Pulled Pork:
6. 6Warm pulled pork in a skillet with cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper. Sauté for 5–6 minutes until slightly crisp on the edges.
7. 7Mojo Sauce:
8. 8Heat olive oil in a small pan. Add garlic and cook until golden and fragrant.
9. 9Remove from heat and stir in orange juice, lime juice, cilantro, and salt.
10. 10Assemble:
11. 11Place tostones on a platter.
12. 12Top each one with pulled pork.
13. 13Drizzle mojo sauce generously and serve with lime wedges!