Casserole Recipe ∶ Mofongo Casserole

From Puerto Rico to Cuba, mofongo is an extremely savory side dish or stuffing that accompanies pork, seafood, and chicken, making any meal a heartfelt home experience. Serve with roast pork or chicken, but delicious all on its own!

Ingredients

• 3 large green plantains
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 8 cloves garlic, crushed, or more to taste
• 1 (3.5 ounce) bag crushed fried pork skins
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 (13.75 ounce) can chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 teaspoons margarine

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Peel plantains; cut into 1-inch pieces. Heat oil in a skillet; add plantains and cook until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a baking dish; reserving oil. Add onion and garlic to the skillet; cook and stir until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Mash plantain in the baking dish, using a fork until the texture resembles corn bread stuffing. Add pork rinds; mix in onion-garlic mixture and salt. Pour in broth, dot with 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons margarine, and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories317.3
• carbohydrateContent35 g
• cholesterolContent12.9 mg
• fatContent17.1 g
• fiberContent2.6 g
• proteinContent9.4 g
• saturatedFatContent3.4 g
• sodiumContent944.9 mg
• sugarContent16.2 g