Mofongo de Camarones

INGREDIENTS:

2 plantains, peeled & sliced
3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup of olive oil, plus 2 Tbs
1/2 cup pork rinds
salt

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven at 350 degrees, spray or brush baking sheet with olive oil.

Place plantain slices on baking sheet, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, bake for 10 minutes.

Remove plantains from oven and place in food processor, add garlic, 2 Tbs of olive oil, pulse until you have large crumbles of plantain.

Spread plantain crumbles on baking sheet, bake another 10 minutes.

Place plantain crumbles back into the food processor, turn on while drizzling 1/4 cup of olive oil, add generous pinch of salt. You will end up with minced plantains that clump together.

Add pork rinds and pulse about 6 times, just to break up the pork rinds.

Press mixture into a small bowl and invert onto plate to serve

INGREDIENTS:

20 medium sized shrimp
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbs olive oil
1 Tbs vinegar
3 Tbs Sofito
3 Tbs Recatio
1/2 envelope sazon
8 green olives

DIRECTIONS:

Heat skillet at medium-high heat, add olive oil, vinegar, and garlic, saute.

Add sofito, recaito, sazon and olives, saute 2 minutes.

Finally add shrimp and saute for appox 7 minutes, until the shrimp curls and turns pink.

Remove shrimp from pan, serve hot.