Fried plantains can be soft and sweet or salty, paper-thin chips depending on how ripe they are and how they're prepared.

Patacon Maracucho is a fried Venezuelan sandwich from ... To make patacones, you can adapt Marisel’s recipe below by simply ...

If you see a plantain in your kitchen ... when it’s green (almost ripe,) when it is yellow (ripe,) or when it is black (overripe.) Boiled, fried, or steamed, we love a nourishing and versatile ...

Plantains are cooked green, semi-ripe or fully-ripe ... They act as a foil to rich flavours such as spicy meat or bean stews. Salted fried plantain chips are a popular snack in the Caribbean.

3. Smash each fried plantain to a quarter-inch thickness with a tool called a tostonera . You can also use a mallet or the heel of your hand. 4. Soak the plantains in salty water for one minute ...

The Boricua specialty — a heaping mound of mashed fried green plantains studded with crisp pork cracklings — has many incarnations across the island: drenched in tomato sauce, loaded with ...

Cut into thin slices and deep-fried to a perfect golden brown, plantain chips are a beloved snack throughout Africa. Sprinkled with a bit of salt or spices for extra flavor, they're the ultimate party ...

Fried plantain add a lovely hint of sweetness to this easy beef curry, which uses beef mice to keep the costs and cooking time low. Mike likes to serve it with turmeric rice (see the recipe tip ...