Chicken Mofongo with Creole Sauce

Step 1

Peel the plantain and cut it into thick slices.

Step 2

Heat the oil and fry the plantain slices until golden brown and soft. Remove the slices from the heat and drain on paper towels.

Step 3

Sauté the chicken breast and season to taste.

Step 4

Sauté the tomato, pepper, onion, and tomato paste. (This sauce is called “sofrito” in Puerto Rico.)

Step 5

Add the sofrito to the cut chicken and pour the broth over it.

Step 6

Put some butter into a mortar, and add some of the fried plantains. Mix with the pork rinds and garlic.

Step 7

Crush everything together well until a paste forms.

Step 8

Serve the mofongo on a plate and place the sofrito mixture in the middle.

Step 9

Garnish with cilantro.