Dominican Breakfast

This is a good breakfast option for anyone that might be tired of the standard varieties. Being half Dominican I have been eating this for years, it's called Mangu. It is a breakfast staple among Dominicans and consists of eggs, Dominican salami, Dominican white cheese and mashed plantains. I actually love eating this but since giving up animal products have had to alter some of it.

Here is what you'll need: Green plantains(1-2 is fine for a single serving), olive oil, water, lemon, onions, Adobo, tofu (firm or extra firm), turmeric, pepper, paprika, vegan sausage (I just used pepperoni slices because it was at hand)

1. Cut off the ends of the plantains and take off the skin. If you don't know how to take the skin off take your knife and cut a line down one side then go in and peel it. 


2. Next cut up the plantains into like two or three pieces just to make it cook faster. Place the pieces into a pot of water and bring it to a boil. To determine if the plantains are cooked a knife inserted into them should be easy to do. You don't have to worry about overcooking them since we are going to be mashing them up.

3. After the plantains are done mash them up as you would with potatoes. Add in generous amounts of olive oil while mixing so make it softer and not quite creamy but almost. You can add in your seasonings also so some Adobo (to taste) and a bit of lemon juice (to taste). If it is still a bit dry add a bit of water from the batch that it was boiled in.

4. If you want to add onions to your Mangu then fry them in a pan and add them to the plantains that you mashed and seasoned.

5. Taking your vegan sausage cook it as you would normally, I would use a pan and with a bit of oil make it a bit crunchy. Which happens to be what I did to my pepperoni slices.

6. If you buy blocks of vegan cheese then you can easily cut a slice and heat it up then plate it. I didn't use cheese this time, but if I did I would just melt some shredded mozzarella on top because that's what I normally have on hand.

7. Cook your eggs as you normally would season them and plate them with the rest of the food. I like seasoning mine with some salt, pepper, paprika and turmeric.

So this is a hearty breakfast and an alternative to eating bread or sweets for breakfast. It is fairly simple to make and tastes delicious.

This is a picture of how someone would make Mangu with real cheese,eggs and salami 

Give it a try and enjoy!