Fried Plantain Chips
Making homestyle fried plantain chips is fun and easy. All you need is green plantain, Salt and black pepper. It's so easy to make, taking roughly 15 minutes to prepare from start to finish. You hardly need a recipe, yet, it is addictive. They won't last long!.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
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- 2 plantains (large )
- Olive Oil ( for deep frying)
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper ( to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Cut off both ends of the plantain then run your knife through the flesh of the plantain creating a cut from the top to the bottom - Try not to cut too deep into the flesh, you just want to cut through the skin.
- 2
Using a mandoline slicer, slice plantains into long, thin stripes. If the plantain is too long, divide it into two before slicing it.
- 3
Put the cut plantain in a large bowl, and season with salt and black pepper.
- 4
Preheat some Oil sufficient enough to deep fry the plantains. Add the plantains and fry them stirring continuously until they become golden and crispy.