Mangú – mashed green plantains

Ingredients

• 4 green plantains
• 40 g butter
• 1.5 dl hot cooking water, as needed
• 2 sliced red onions
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 3 tbsp oil
• 4 eggs
• 200 g firm frying cheese
• salt

Method

1. 1Peel plantains, chop and boil in salted water for 20–25 minutes until completely tender. Reserve some cooking water.
2. 2Soften onion in 1 tbsp oil for 5 minutes. Add vinegar and a pinch of salt and cook gently for 3 minutes.
3. 3Mash plantain smoothly with butter and hot cooking water until soft. Season with salt.
4. 4Fry eggs and cheese slices in remaining oil. Serve over mash with red onion.