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• 2 tablespoons coarse salt, plus more to taste
• 4 yellow plantains, cut into 2-inch lengths and peeled (page 472)

1. Stir 1 tablespoon salt into a large bowl of cold water to dissolve; add the plantains and let sit for 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the remaining salt.
3. Transfer the plantains to the boiling water and cook until very tender, about 30 minutes.
4. Remove from the water, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces, and put in a food processor.
5. Pulse until finely chopped, then transfer to a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth, sticky, and springy.
6. (Alternatively, use a mortar and pestle.
7. Put in a mortar, season to taste with salt, then pound with the pestle until the plantains become a sticky, springy mass, about 30 minutes.)
8. Pull off walnut-sized pieces with your fingers and serve immediately.

coarse salt, yellow plantains

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/foo-foo-386151 (may not work)