If you asked me, “Shannon, what is your favorite food?” I would answer back with out hesitation, “TACOS.”  But, that’s only because I have completely forgotten that my absolute favorite food is homemade plantain chips with guacamole. I eat it as a snack or complete meal.

Plantain Chips

Plantains are the big giant scary bananas that aren’t really bananas. They are best for making chips when they are just starting to go black.

1 plantain per person

slice the plantain the way you would slice carrots for a stirfry on a bit of angle about a 1/4 inch thick.

Fry them in a pot (slightly hotter than medium heat) with oil that completely covers them or put them in a deep fryer.

Once they start turning a golden brown remove them from the oil and use paper towel to remove excess oil then salt them.

Guacamole

I’m not going to give exact measurements because everyone will have there own variation that best suits them.

In a bowl combine:

1 or 2 Avocados Mashed

Minced Garlic, about one clove

Minced Onion, about a 1/4 cup

Lime Juice, about a tbsp

Shake of Chili Powder or Cayenne Pepper

Salt

Fresh Cilantro

Mix like crazy, then put a spoon full on a plantain chip.

Thank me later.