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First: Fill large bowl with 3 cups of warm water and 4 tablespoons of garlic salt.
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Second: Peel green plantains (approx 1 per person).
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Cut into 2 inch chunks for cups.
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Place into garlic water to soak (approx 1/2 hour).
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Third: Heat oil for frying (in a skillet or deep fryer) 360- 365 degrees.
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Remove plantains from garlic water and dry on a paper towel (to reduce chance of grease splatter).
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Place plantain pieces in hot oil for 6-7 minutes (or until color changes slightly).
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Then take them out and let them cool for about 30 seconds.
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Fourth: Choose the cup side of the Tostobueno.
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Spray with cooking spray.
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Take the fried plantain and place it in the cup side lengthwise.
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Press down firmly to form the tasita or cup and then remove carefullyremember the plantain will still be hot.
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Fifth: Quickly dip the plantain cup back in the cold water.
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This will make the plantain pieces crispy when refried.
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Hold on, almost done...
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Sixth: Place the molded plantain back into the hot oil one more time for 3 minutes (until golden brown).
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The Finish Melt the chocolate.
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Place toston cup on bed of chocolate.
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Scoop favorite fruit topping into cup.
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Top with whipped cream.
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TO TO A :
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CHEFs TO .
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In Step 3, removing plantains from garlic water and drying on a paper towel reduces chance of grease splatter when placing the cut green plantain in oil for first fry.
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In Step 4, spraying the Tostobueno with cooking spray is only needed the first time the Tostobueno is used.
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In Step 5, quickly dipping the plantain cup back in the cold water makes the plantain pieces crispy when refried.
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After remove pieces from hot oil and placing on a paper towel after second fry, lightly salt with popcorn salt, which is finer and sticks to the plantain better, but any salt is fine or skip this step completely.
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