Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce

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These Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce are a delicious appetizer or snack ready in 20 minutes! Green plantains are sliced thinly, fried, then served with a garlic-y mojo sauce. This Cuban-inspired snack is one of my all-time favorites! If you are craving something sweet these Sopapillas are the best!

Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce on a platter with lime wedges.

Some of the best snacks are those shared with those who we love and remind of us home. Favorites like my Warm Cuban Sandwich Dip, Spinach Artichoke Dip or Ground Beef Tacos are so delicious and perfect for sharing and snacking! They are all warm, cheesy, and ever so comforting.

3/4 view of plantain chips on a plate with glasses of beer near by.

Ingredients You’ll Need for Plantain Chips with Mojo

  1. Green plantains – The star of the show! Make sure to grab green plantains without any spots because they will be firmer and therefore easier to cut into thin slices.
  2. Garlic – Peeled and mashed in a mortar and pestle to bring out its flavor a bit more.
  3. Citrus juices – A combination of orange and lime juice. Use fresh juices because the flavor will be so much better.
  4. Oil – Used for making the mojo and for frying the plantain chips.

For the rest of the ingredients, please refer to the recipe index card below!

How to Make Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce

  1. Make the Mojo Sauce. It’s super simple: mash up garlic, oregano and salt together until a paste forms.
  2. Slowly add orange juice, lime juice and olive oil. And then whisk.
  3. Start by prepping the plantains. Slice off the peel. And then cut them into thin slices. I like to use a vegetable peeler and/or mandolin.
  4. Heat up the oil to 350 degrees F. 
  5. And then drop in the slices of banana. 
  6. Cook for 30 seconds, until they’re crispy and medium golden brown. 
  7. When they’re done frying, sprinkle them with a few pinches of salt. As a result, they’ll be crispy and delicious. Serve with mojo sauce.

Tips and Tricks

Use a mandolin or vegetable peeler to cut the plantains. This will give you very thin slices. If you aren’t comfortable using a mandolin, just grab a sharp knife and slice at an angle.

Make sure the oil is nice and hot before dropping in the plantain strips. Because they are so thin the plantain strips will cook up immediately but if the oil isn’t hot enough they will get soggy instead of crispy.

Make the mojo sauce first, that way as soon as the plantains chips are finished cooking you can enjoy them with the sauce.

Close up image of crispy fried plantain chips on a sheet pan.

Recipe FAQs

Are Plantain Chips Whole 30?

Yes, technically they are!

How to Cut Plantain Chips?

I like to use my vegetable peeler to achieve wide ribbons or mandolin to get thin slices.

What to Eat with Plantain Chips?

I like to serve these with a mojo dipping sauce. But they’d also be amazing with ceviche or even as a side to a piece of fish, chicken or steak.

What is mojo?

Mojo is a Cuban sauce made out of sour(or regular) oranges, limes, dried oregano, fresh garlic, olive oil, and salt and black pepper. It’s savory, zesty, and tangy! Mojo is the base of many Cuban recipes and it gives these plantain chips delicious Cuban twist!

3/4 image of plantain chips with mojo on a platter with cut lime wedges.

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Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
These Plantain Chips with Mojo Sauce are a delicious appetizer or snack ready in 20 minutes! Green plantains are sliced thinly, fried, then served with a garlic-y mojo sauce. This Cuban-inspired snack is one of my all-time favorites! If you are craving something sweet these Sopapillas are the best!

Equipment

  • 1 sharp knife or mandolin or vegetable peeler
  • 1 mortar and pestle or a small bowl and the back of your chef's knife
  • 1 Cutting board
  • 1 medium sauce pot

Ingredients 

Mojo:

  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Plantain Chips:

  • 2 green plantains, peeled*
  • Kosher salt
  • Neutral oil

Instructions 

  • To Make the Mojo Sauce:
  • Add the garlic cloves, oregano, salt and pepper to a mortar and pestle. Grind and twist and grind and twist again to make a paste. Slowly add the orange juice and lime juice and then lastly, the olive oil. Give it a taste and adjust the salt according to taste.
  • To Fry the Plantain Chips:
  • Line a cutting board with a few layers of paper towels. Heat about 3 inches of oil 350-360 degrees F. Peel plantains and slice with a vegetable peeler or a mandolin. Or you can thinly slice them using a knife.
  • Gently drop the plantain strips into the hot oil. Cook for 30 seconds to a minute, flipping them over about halfway through. Remove and transfer to the paper towels.
  • Repeat until you’ve worked your way through the plantains. Sprinkle with salt and serve alongside the mojo sauce.

Notes

Tips and Tricks

*Use a mandolin or vegetable peeler to cut the plantains. This will give you very thin slices. If you aren’t comfortable using a mandolin, just grab a sharp knife and slice at angle.
Make sure the oil is nice and hot before dropping in the plantain strips. Because they are so thin the plantain strips will cook up immediately but if the oil isn’t hot enough they will get soggy instead of crispy.
Make the mojo sauce first, that way as soon as the plantains chips are finished cooking you can enjoy them right away with the sauce.
Kitchen Tools:
Le Creuset Dutch Oven | Spider | Mandolin | Vegetable Peeler | 

Nutrition

Serving: 6g | Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 388mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: American, Carribean, Cuban
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25 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    This is a great recipe and perfectly in tune with a starter dish I get in Florida at a Cuban restaraunt. Will be making again very soon.