PLANTAIN AIR FRYER RECIPES

Steps:

• With a sharp knife cut a slit along the length of the plantain skin, this will make it easier to peel. Cut the plantain into 1 inch pieces, 8 total.
• In a small bowl combine the water with salt and garlic powder.
• Preheat the air fryer to 400F.
• When ready, spritz the plantain with olive oil and cook 6 minutes, you might have to do this in 2 batches.
• Remove from the air fryer and while they are hot mash them with a tostonera or the bottom of a jar or measuring cup to flatten.
• Dip them in the seasoned water and set aside.
• Preheat the air fryer to 400F once again and cook, in batches 5 minutes on each side, spraying both sides of the plantains with olive oil.
• When done, give them another spritz of oil and season with salt. Eat right away.

Steps:

• Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Slice tips off the plantain. Make a vertical cut in the skin from end to end, making sure to cut only through the thick skin and not into the plantain flesh. Cut plantain, still with the peel, into 1-inch chunks. Peel the skin off each chunk starting at the slit you made.
• Place the plantain chunks in your air fryer basket and spray them with olive oil spray. Air fry for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare a bowl of salted water.
• Remove the plantain pieces from the air fryer with tongs. Smash to about 1/2-inch thickness using a tostonera (plantain smasher). Soak the smashed tostones in the bowl of salted water while smashing the rest.
• Remove the tostones from the salted water and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Return tostones to the air fryer in batches, filling the basket with a single layer each time. Spray the tops with olive oil spray and season with salt; air fry for 5 minutes. Flip with tongs and spray the other side with olive oil spray. Season with salt. Air fry until golden brown and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes more.