so i bought some plantains today and have no idea what to do with them.
i have had plantain chips before with mango salsa... yum.
if you have some recipe or an idea of how to cook them or what to do wiht them... let me know!
Full Version: to plantain or not to plantain..... recipes please?
boiled plantains with olive oil
grind them up, season them and roll them up into little balls and fry them
slice them, smash them, dip them in salt water and fry them (those are tostones)
yummy
grind them up, season them and roll them up into little balls and fry them
slice them, smash them, dip them in salt water and fry them (those are tostones)
yummy
The important question is whether you bought them ripe or green. You can cook them both ways; they just taste different.
Personally, I like them ripe because then they have that slightly sweet taste.
They're super easy to cook. Unfortunately, the best recipes are all fried.
You can simply slice them and fry them till they are soft, add a little salt and they are fantastic. The key is to only put in a little oil and keep it at a low steady heat. Also, it helps to slice them in long thin slices, versus round slicing. Makes it a little less greasy. Let them cool off on a paper towel to absorb the last of the oil.
Throw some cinnamon sugar into that frying pan and you have a whole different taste.
Personal favorite is to slice them into round kinda thick slices and let them marinate in coke. Yes, coca cola. Then dump the whole bowl into a a skillet and fry it slowly. Just let the extra coke fry off.
Sadly, I know not one healthy way to cook them.
Personally, I like them ripe because then they have that slightly sweet taste.
They're super easy to cook. Unfortunately, the best recipes are all fried.
You can simply slice them and fry them till they are soft, add a little salt and they are fantastic. The key is to only put in a little oil and keep it at a low steady heat. Also, it helps to slice them in long thin slices, versus round slicing. Makes it a little less greasy. Let them cool off on a paper towel to absorb the last of the oil.
Throw some cinnamon sugar into that frying pan and you have a whole different taste.
Personal favorite is to slice them into round kinda thick slices and let them marinate in coke. Yes, coca cola. Then dump the whole bowl into a a skillet and fry it slowly. Just let the extra coke fry off.
Sadly, I know not one healthy way to cook them.
QUOTE(Lori Evelyn @ May 18 2008, 03:05 PM) 
The important question is whether you bought them ripe or green. You can cook them both ways; they just taste different.
Personally, I like them ripe because then they have that slightly sweet taste.
They're super easy to cook. Unfortunately, the best recipes are all fried.
You can simply slice them and fry them till they are soft, add a little salt and they are fantastic. The key is to only put in a little oil and keep it at a low steady heat. Also, it helps to slice them in long thin slices, versus round slicing. Makes it a little less greasy. Let them cool off on a paper towel to absorb the last of the oil.
Throw some cinnamon sugar into that frying pan and you have a whole different taste.
Personal favorite is to slice them into round kinda thick slices and let them marinate in coke. Yes, coca cola. Then dump the whole bowl into a a skillet and fry it slowly. Just let the extra coke fry off.
Sadly, I know not one healthy way to cook them.
Personally, I like them ripe because then they have that slightly sweet taste.
They're super easy to cook. Unfortunately, the best recipes are all fried.
You can simply slice them and fry them till they are soft, add a little salt and they are fantastic. The key is to only put in a little oil and keep it at a low steady heat. Also, it helps to slice them in long thin slices, versus round slicing. Makes it a little less greasy. Let them cool off on a paper towel to absorb the last of the oil.
Throw some cinnamon sugar into that frying pan and you have a whole different taste.
Personal favorite is to slice them into round kinda thick slices and let them marinate in coke. Yes, coca cola. Then dump the whole bowl into a a skillet and fry it slowly. Just let the extra coke fry off.
Sadly, I know not one healthy way to cook them.
healthy? heck... i dont need no stinkin healthy recipes!!!!!!! i kinda knew the only way was to fry them../
thanks guys, i am off to try some now!
Try www.allrecipes.com
Click on ingredients, and you can enter the ingredients you want in the recipe. There were a bunch using plantains...
Click on ingredients, and you can enter the ingredients you want in the recipe. There were a bunch using plantains...
i just sliced them (the peel is very hard to get off) and fried them in olive oil, then put a little salt on them and dipped them in some salsa verde....
i'm in heaven.....
i'm in heaven.....
Nice!
Buen provecho
Buen provecho
QUOTE(tami @ May 18 2008, 12:55 PM)
i just sliced them (the peel is very hard to get off) and fried them in olive oil, then put a little salt on them and dipped them in some salsa verde....
i'm in heaven.....
i'm in heaven.....
Life is very good when you have plantains.
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