Fried Plantains - Frontera Grill

Looking for the toping on their fried plantains. They say sour cream and chese, it is crumbled. What is the cheese????

I would think it is Queso Fresco, sort of the Mexican version of a crumbly goat cheese, a little bit salty. Is this how it struck you? There's also Requeson, which is the Mexican version of Ricotta (more or less) and might compliment the sweetness of the plaintains better. Requeson is the creamier of the two but still something that could be crumbled. Hope this helps.

bjt

I love fried plantains! It was only on a recent trip to Mexico that the waiter taught me how to properly dress one. They used queso fresco and crema... Now that I know Frontera Grill has them, I'll be there soon!

Queso Cotija would be my guess (the guy is crazy for it):

Thanks to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would agree with the earlier reply. I think it is queso fresco. Cotija is a dry aged cheese, more akin to a parmesan. And RB does use it in many recipes, but I think he uses fresco equally as much. Queso fresco is a salty fresh pressed farmers cheese, easily crumbled in your fingers. You also will have better results if you buy a mexican crema rather than american sour cream - although sour cream is just fine too. Crema is a little thinner, maybe a bit more sour. I think you can find it in just about any supermarket these day. I make plantains RB's way all the time.

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They use queso fresco (made in-house) and Mexican style crema, which is actually less sour than typical American sour cream. Aside from that the plantains have to be dead ripe for the best effect. (Black in color and very soft.)