Mangu 2.0
 
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Cuisine: Dominican
Serves: 3 cups
Ingredients
  • For Mangu
  • 3 Plantains
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 medium sized red onion
  • 1, 1" inch piece of kombu
  • 2 tbsp sea salt
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ⅓ cup cold water
  • -
  • For Onions
  • ¼ cup raw apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup plantain water
Instructions
  1. Mangu Preparation
  2. In a cast iron pot bring 6 cups of water, sea salt, kombu to a boil, then add peeled plantains. Each plantain should be cut in half.
  3. Boil for ~20-25 minutes or until soft.
  4. *Do not throw the away the water used for boiling plantains!
  5. Remove plantains from water and into a bowl then add cold water and olive oil and mash until you reach a smooth consistency. You can use a mashed potato masher or fork.
  6. Onion preparation
  7. Heat ¼ cup boiled plantain water, olive oil, and raw apple cider vinegar in a frying pan, then add onions
  8. Cover and bring to a simmer for about 2 minutes. You will notice the onions will become translucent.
  9. Serve over mangu.
Recipe by Eileen Z. Fuentes at http://www.eileenzfuentes.com/2012/04/mangu-2-0/