Plantains come in three colors: the least ripe are green, the more ripe ones are yellow, and eventually, they turn black.

1. Cut plantains at a 45-degree angle (on the bias or slanted). 2. Fry in enough oil to cover about half of the plantain ...

If you see a plantain in your kitchen, what’s on the menu? Plantain fufu, pasteles, rellenitos de plátano, tostones, mole de plátano, mofongo are just a few of the dishes that come to mind.

Bananas make a healthy snack by themselves, and can be incorporated into all sort of other dishes — perhaps most famously, ...

Plantains are high in fiber, which is good for your digestion. A medium plantain contains about three grams of dietary fiber, ...

These round, flat discs made with pre-cooked cornmeal, called "masarepa," make an appearance at almost every meal in these ...

Plantains are cooked green, semi-ripe or fully-ripe. Treat them like a starchy vegetable and use in savoury or sweet dishes. Before cooking, peel by top and tailing the fruit, then cut along the ...

Place the plantains in a roasting tin and roast for ... Cover and place in the fridge for 1 hour (this helps them hold their shape when cooking). Heat the oil in a griddle pan and cook the burgers ...