10/07/2026
🍌🍳🌭🧀 The Dominican Breakfast — also known as Mangù con los Tres Golpes — translates to mean "mashed green plantain with the three hits" or, more informally, "the most satisfying breakfast EVER 🤩." Those "hits" are a delectable trifecta of fried cheese, fried salami, and fried or scrambled eggs.
When it's time to celebrate a special occasion, like Hispanic Heritage Month, with a big, bountiful breakfast, this is the perfect recipe to break out! 🎊🍽️
🍳🧀 THE DOMINICAN BREAKFAST 🍳🧀
(serves 6)
✨ 4 green, unripe plantains, peeled and chopped
✨ 1 ½ teaspoons salt
✨ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
✨ 2 large red onions, thinly sliced
✨ ¼ cup apple c***r vinegar
✨ 1 teaspoon salt
✨ 1 sliced avocado
✨ 12 eggs
✨ 1 pound queso de freir, panela or plain halloumi cheese, cut into rectangles
✨ 1 pound salami, cut into thin round slices
✨ Oil for frying
1️⃣ Add the peeled plantains to a large pot with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium heat and cook 10-12 minutes or until soft. Drain water, move to a serving bowl, add butter and salt, and mash the plantains with a fork.
2️⃣ In a medium sauté pan, cook sliced onions over medium-low heat until fragrant and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar and salt, stirring to combine. Remove from heat and plate with some sliced avocado.
3️⃣ In a new pan with a little oil, fry the cheese on both sides over medium-high heat until it’s golden and crispy, approximately 3-5 minutes per side.
4️⃣ Set aside on a plate. Then, using the same pan, fry both sides of the sliced salami until brown and crispy, approximately 2 minutes per piece. Remove from oil and rest on a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Lower heat to medium-low.
5️⃣ Add more oil and fry 1-2 eggs at a time, until desired doneness. Plate the eggs with the fried cheese and salami.
6️⃣ Serve cheese, meat, eggs, avocado, pickled veggies and mashed plantains family-style.
