Tostones

When Janet took us to Walmart (and Sam's Club!- who knew it'd be here), I bought a big bag of green plantains because I wanted to try my hand at cooking like a Puerto Rican. I waited a few days for the totally green plantains to become somewhat green and yellow, then decided I would try to make some tostones. Yeah, I know, I semi-burnt a few of them and they look nothing like the picture. But they tasted pretty good, and Joel (who has been working here for two years) said I did a good job with them.

They look sweet but taste like french fries. Too bad...

UPDATE: (9/23) I made tostones again tonight and didn't burn a single one. They all looked like the photo.