
Mofongo () is a fried plantain-based dish from Puerto Rico. It is typically made with fried green plantains mashed together in a pilón (which is a wooden mortar and pestle), with broth, garlic, olive oil, and pork cracklings or bits of bacon. It is often filled with vegetables, chicken, crab, shrimp, or beef and is often served with fried meat and chicken broth soup. Mofongo relleno is mofongo served with stewed meat or seafood poured over it.
Origins
Mofongo is an Afro-Puerto Rican dish that has clear roots in west African Fufu. Fufu is made from various starchy vegetables and was intr...