Mangú - A Tasty Traditional Dominican Breakfast In Under 1 Hour
This traditional Dominican breakfast dish is easy to make and loaded with delicious flavors. Today, I'll show you how to make Mangú with fried vinegar red onions, salami, cheese, and eggs.
Ingredients
For the Mangú
- 5 unripe green plantains
- 4 tbsp salted butter
For the red onion garnish
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium red onions, sliced
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Sea salt flakes, to taste
For the garnishes
- Salami slices of your choice
- 1 pound queso de freir cheese
- Cake flour (optional)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 large eggs
Instructions
Make the Mangú
- To start, peel the plantains. Slice off the tips on both ends of each plantain. Then, cut each plantain in half lengthwise. Remove the peels from all the halves.
- Bring a pot of water with a dash of salt to a rolling boil. Then, add the plantain halves. Cook them until they are extremely soft and tender. This will take between 30-40 minutes.
- Remove the cooked plantains from the water and place them into a mixing bowl.
- Use a potato masher or fork to immediately start mashing them. Continue doing so until you have few to no lumps in the mixture. As you mash the plantains, add some room-temperature water or even some water you used to boil the plantain, it will help make the mash as smooth and lump-free as possible.
- Finally, whisk in the salted butter until it has completely melted in. You can also add the butter while you are mashing the plantain to help smooth the prosses.
Make the fried red onions
- In a small bowl add the sliced red onion, vinegar, and salt and let it set for 15 minutes while the plantain is cooking.
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the sliced soaked red onions and fry them until they become translucent.
- If the onions start to brown, lower the heat. Keep stirring them so they don't burn.
- Once they have become completely translucent, Set them aside for later.
Fry the salami, cheese, and eggs
- First, coat the queso de freir in flour. Shake off any excess flour.
- Then, heat some olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Once heated, add the cheese and salami pieces. You can add them in one pan if the pan is big enough. Otherwise, fry them separately.
- Continue frying them until they become brown and slightly crispy. This can take between 3-5 minutes.
- Once fried, remove them from the pan and set them aside to drain on paper towel.
- Next, add the eggs and fry them to your liking.
Assemble and serve your Dominican Mangú
- To start, make sure all of your elements are still warm.
- Place the Mangú in the center of your plate. Add some fried pickled red onions, fried salami, fried cheese, and a fried egg.
- This breakfast is best served immediately. But the Mangú can be stored for later use. Just reheat it and adjust the consistency again.
Nutrition
Calories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 36gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 325mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 325IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 453mgIron: 1mg
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