como hacer patacones / how to make patacones

ingredients: plantains, cooking oil, salt

...that's it.

step one: heat up a pan filled with cooking oil

step two: cut the plantain into pieces as such ~

step three: cook the plantain slices in oil

step four: prepare a bowl of water mixed with salt

remove the patacones from the oil.

step six: using a flat surface, such as a cup, squish the patacones. 

they will look like this:

step seven: soak the patacones in the salt water

step eight: ((classic Ecuadorian style)) cook them in oil again

remove from oil, aaaand Well-ah!

Patacones!