Desserts And Good Food

      This is a very simple and delicious sauce I make to serve with  fried plantains, arañitas or with my steak  sandwich.      #dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup (or to taste)  1 garlic clove (grind with a  pinch of kosher salt) fresh ground pepper to taste 1 teaspoon hot sauce( optional) In a small  bowl add the ingredients and mix well. Cover and place in the refrigerator until needed.

          Plantains are from the banana family. They are larger than regular bananas and their skin is thick. They came to Puerto Rico when the Spaniards discovered America.      You find plantains through the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, Africa and in other places with tropical climates.       From green plantains you can make appetizers like tostones (fried plantains) arañitas (little spiders) and soups (like mofongo con caldo) . Even a sandwich called the jibarito (sandwich made with flattened green plantains) is made with plantains as the "bread". When plantains are ripe you can still use them to make entrees or desserts.                             dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com Ingredients: 2 green plantains  1 cup of water mixed with  1 teaspoon of adobo or salt (see note below) Oil for frying (Avocad...