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jibarito recipe

Jibarito Recipe (Plantain Sandwich)

Jibarito is a sandwich made with fried green plantains instead of bread and typically includes meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and garlic aioli or mayo-ketchup. 
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

Steak

  • 1 lb skirt steak
  • 2 tsp adobo
  • 1 tsp cebolla en polvo
  • 1 tsp ajo en polvo
  • 1/8 tsp pimienta negra

Plantains

  • 2 green plantains
  • olive oil cooking spray
  • 4 tazas water
  • salt, to taste

Toppings

  • 2 lettuce leaves
  • 1 tomato, thinly sliced
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • mayo-ketchup

Instructions
 

Steak

  • Season skirt steak with adobo, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper.
  • Grill steak over high heat until you reach desired cook. Remove from heat and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.

Plantains

  • Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees.
  • Cut the ends off the plantain. Slice the skin from end to end. Peel the skin off and cut the plantain into 2-inch rounds.
  • Place the plantain pieces in your air fryer basket and spray them with olive oil spray. Air fry for 5 minutes.
  • Prepare a bowl of salted water.
  • Remove the plantain pieces from the air fryer. Smash plantains to about 1/2-inch thickness using a tostonera (plantain smasher) or the bottom of a glass.
  • Soak the smashed tostones in the bowl of salted water for a couple of minutes.
  • Remove the tostones from the salted water and pat dry with a paper towel.
  • Return tostones to the air fryer in batches, cooking in a single layer each time. Spray the tops with olive oil spray and air fry for 5 minutes.
  • Flip with tongs and spray the other side with olive oil spray. Air fry until golden brown and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes more.
  • Remove tostones from air fryer and season with salt.

Assemble

  • Place some steak on a piece of fried plantain, top with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions and mayo-ketchup. Top with another piece of fried plantain. Enjoy!

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Notes

Make sure to use green plantains for the tostones. Plantains with too many dark spots or turning black will be too ripe and sweet for this recipe.
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