FRIED PLANTAINS WITH SWEET HEAT

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Provided by Guy Fieri

Categories     side-dish

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 fresh limes
2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
1 tablespoon sweet hot mustard
1 teaspoon horseradish, prepared
1 tablespoon rice vinegar, natural
Canola oil, for frying
3 green plantains
1/4 cup garlic, minced
Salt and fresh cracked black pepper
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Dash cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine the juice of 1/2 of lime, sweet chili sauce, mustard, horseradish and vinegar. Set aside.
  • Heat 1/2-inch of oil in 12-inch heavy pan.
  • Cut plantain on diagonal into 1-inch thick pieces, remove peel.
  • When oil is hot, add the plantains and fry both sides until golden.
  • Drain on paper bag, and sprinkle with salt, and minced garlic. With a flat bottomed, heat proof, glass bowl, smash plantains evenly flat, embedding garlic into them. Return to hot oil and fry until dark golden brown. Remove, drain again on a paper bag, adding more coarse salt, to taste, the red pepper flakes, the cayenne pepper and a squeeze of lime.
  • Serve while hot with sweet heat sauce.

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