Plantains

[HollyOf...@aol.com]

Hello, All,

I cannot believe that it has taken me 69 years to experience plantains! I saw someone  make chips on one of the cooking shows, so I went ahead and bought a couple ripe ones. I sliced one into about 1/4 inch slices, mixed them with some sliced onions, salt, pepper olive oil and butter and fried them in a skillet til they were beautifully caramelized. Yummy, yum, yum!  Does anyone use them regularly? I'd love to hear other people's experience with them.

Best to all.

Holly

[J]

Holly,

Plantains are a staple in Cuban, Caribbean and West African cooking. Look up recipes for tostones (twice fried smashed plantains), platanos maduros (fried ripe sliced plantains) which are delicious on their own or as an accompaniment to black bean soup, mofongo (mashed boiled plantain dish of the Dominican Republic), fufu (mashed boiled plantain dish of Africa) and mariquitas (green plantain chips) for starters. Plantains are high in vitamins. The only draw back is that they are high in carbs (not good for prediabetics and diabetics alike) and that they are usually prepared fried.

BTW-- Aldi usually is a good cheap source for plantains.

Plantains are good green, yellow (semi-ripe) and black (ripe). Plantains can NOT be eaten without cooking!


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[Holly]

Thanks. It all sounds good!

 

 

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[Amy Merrell]

I had a lady that worked for me when we lived in Florida and she was from Columbia.  She cooked plantains all the time, I can't remember what she cooked with them but it seems like it was pineapple with rice. My kids loved it!