Description
Fried Green Plantain cups that are filled with shrimp cooked in a butter garlic sauce. This dish is usually served as an appetizer.
Ingredients
- 3 green plantains, peeled and cut into 1½-inch pieces
- 1 pound of small raw shrimp, rinsed, peeled and deveined
- ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter
- ¼ cup of freshly chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup of lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
Plantain garlic-water mixture: 2½ cups of water, 1 tablespoon of garlic powder and 1½ teaspoons of lite salt or to taste. Stir well.
Garlic Mixture for Shrimp: 6 minced garlic cloves, ½ teaspoon of lite salt (or to taste), 1 teaspoon of oregano leaves or fresh oregano, and ⅛ teaspoon of black pepper. Stir well.
Sufficient Canola oil for frying the green plantains
Instructions
- In a bowl, prepare water-garlic mixture and soak the plantain pieces for 10 minutes.
- Fry the first batch of green plantain pieces in a deep saucepan at 365°F until they turn a golden color.
- Shape the cooked plantains into cups, using a deep tostonera or lemon squeezer. After shaping into cups, fry the second batch and repeat this process.
- Prepare the garlic mixture for shrimp in a bowl.
- Season the shrimp with ½ of the garlic mixture.
- In a skillet, heat olive oil and butter over high heat until butter is completely melted.
- Add the other half of garlic mixture and chopped cilantro. Stir well and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Place seasoned shrimp into skillet and pour lemon juice over shrimp. Stir to coat the shrimp with the butter garlic sauce.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer until the shrimp turns pink, approximately 4 minutes.
- Reheat oil to 365°F and fry the plantain cups until they have a crispy firm texture. Place on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
- Fill each fried plantain cups with the shrimp cooked in garlic sauce.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve warm.
Notes
Make sure to shake any excess water from the plantain pieces before frying. It is recommended to fry the plantains in several batches in order to shape them into cups while still warm.
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Keywords: Shrimp Stuffed Plantain Cups, Tostones Rellenos con Camarones