Sweet Plantain Omelet with Fried Bread and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce: Tortilla de Maduros con Pan Frito y Salsa Criolla
- 1 pound all-purpose flour
- 3 ounces powdered milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 4 ounces solid vegetable shortening
- 1 cup ice water
- Olive oil, for frying dough, plus 4 tablespoons
- 9 eggs
- Salt and pepper
- 2 medium ripe plantain
- 3 large Spanish onions, sliced
- 2 red peppers, roasted and sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic
- 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, powdered milk, salt, and baking powder.
- On a flat surface, make a well with the combined dry ingredients.
- Place the shortening and 1 cup of water in the well.
- Working your way inward, start to work the shortening and dry ingredients into a dough.
- When dough is no longer sticky, cover with oiled plastic wrap and let the dough res for 1 hour.
- On flat floured surface, roll out the dough to a circle about 1/2-inch thick.
- Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut round pieces from the dough.
- Heat up about 2 inches of oil at 350 degrees, and then fry the dough for about 1 minute on each side until they puff.
- Place in a warm oven only until the omelet is ready.
- Whisk the eggs in a small bowl with a sprinkle each of salt and pepper.
- Cut plantains on a bias and fry in very hot oil until golden on both sides, then remove from oil and set aside.
- In a separate pan, saute 2 onions in 1 tablespoon of olive oil for about 2 minutes then add the fried plantains and pour the eggs in.
- Turn the heat down to low and cook for about 8 minutes or until the top is almost thoroughly cooked.
- Flip the omelet over and cook for about 6 more minutes.
- Saute the remaining onion in 3 tablespoons of oil, add the roasted peppers, garlic, and cilantro.
- Cook until tender then puree and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Cut omelet into 4 equal quarters and serve on top of pepper sauce with the fried bread.
flour, powdered milk, salt, baking powder, vegetable shortening, water, olive oil, eggs, salt, plantain, spanish onions, red peppers, garlic, cilantro
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sweet-plantain-omeleth-fried-bread-roasted-red-pepper-sauce-tortilla-de-maduros-con-pan-frito-y-salsa-criolla-recipe.html (may not work)