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Mangú

Name: Mangú
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Dominican Republic
Ingredients: 4 (green) Plantain; 40g Butter; 2 Red Onion; 3 tbsp Vinegar; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 8 leaves Salami (or sausage); 4 Egg

Side Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Green plantain mashed smooth and topped with pickled red onion — the star of the Dominican breakfast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Mangú is boiled green plantain mashed smooth with butter and cooking water, essential to the Dominican breakfast. Topped with red onion sautéed in vinegar and served with fried salami, fried cheese, and a fried egg, it becomes 'los tres golpes' (the three hits), the Dominican Republic's signature breakfast.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Santo Domingo morning, plates of mangú, fried salami, fried cheese, and fried eggs line a diner counter as the day begins with strong coffee.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Plantain 4 (green)
Butter 40g
Red Onion 2
Vinegar 3 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salami (or sausage) 8 leaves
Egg 4

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel the plantains, cut large, and boil in salted water for 20 minutes until soft. Reserve the cooking water.
Mash the plantain while hot, adding butter and cooking water little by little into a smooth purée.
Heat oil in a frying pan, sauté the sliced red onion, and add vinegar and salt until soft.
Fry the salami and eggs.
Spoon the mangú onto plates and top with the red onion.
Serve with the salami and fried eggs.

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