Does anyone have any favorite plantain (aka pl'tano macho) recipe they'd like to share? Plantain looks like a large banana. It's stages of ripeness can range from green to yellow to black and, like a potato, it needs to be cooked.
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Cut into 1/4 inch pieces and fry till light golden in oil, take out and smash and fry again, salt immediately after taking out of oil. YUM! Doesn't taste like bananas at all!
We slice it if it's VERY ripe (black - it will look like a rotten banana) and pan fry it in a little oil till a little crisp and brown on each side. We eat it as a side dish with nothing else added. It's delicious! We learned how to cook this in the Bahamas.
My favorite way to prepare the plantain is when they are very green...cut 1 inch chunks, peel, fry in oil until slightly golden, remove from oil and drain. Then smash with bottom of a mug or glass, and fry again until medium golden. These are called tostones (spelling?) in Puerto Rico.
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