Fried plantains can be soft and sweet or salty, paper-thin chips depending on how ripe they are and how they're prepared. Crispy, starchy tostones are made from unripe green plantains that are fried ...

Smash each fried plantain ... Soak the plantains in salty water for one minute; they'll emerge perfectly seasoned. Set them out on paper towels to drain. 5. Fry the tostones again for five minutes ...

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 ...