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Printablepaintedlady said: OK...
When plantains are green (unripe), you can fry them.- "tostones" first peel and cut them into slices (about 1 1/2" thick) and place slices in a bowl of salted water (to remove excess starch) Get a frying pan of oil (preferably canola, but veg. or corn will do) fry til tender on both sides. then remove from oil, smash* them and salt them with garlic salt and place back in frying pan until crisp on edges and golden. serve like fries with ketchup and/or hot sauce. * being careful not to burn yourself, you can use cutting board, paperbag(to soak up oil) and rolling pin to "crush" plantains. layer paperbag under and over plantain slice then squish 
(or you can buy a plantain press) Sweet plantains, can be fried as well, just slice, soak in salted water and fry until golden brown. that's what i was about to say 
i loveeee plantains... pollo tropical's aren't too bad if you need a quick fix. | |
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TaoDevi said: paintedlady said: Sweet plantains, can be fried as well, just slice, soak in salted water and fry until golden brown. that's what i was about to say
i loveeee plantains... pollo tropical's aren't too bad if you need a quick fix.  fried sweet plantains on the side of almost any Carribean dish makes it better. | |
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paintedlady said: TaoDevi said: that's what i was about to say
i loveeee plantains... pollo tropical's aren't too bad if you need a quick fix. fried sweet plantains on the side of almost any Carribean dish makes it better.Every time we went to the Cuban Restaurant I used to get roasted pork (tender and juicy with jerk seasonings), black beans & rice and fried plantains  | |
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paintedlady said: OK...
When plantains are green (unripe), you can fry them.- "tostones" first peel and cut them into slices (about 1 1/2" thick) and place slices in a bowl of salted water (to remove excess starch) Get a frying pan of oil (preferably canola, but veg. or corn will do) fry til tender on both sides. then remove from oil, smash* them and salt them with garlic salt and place back in frying pan until crisp on edges and golden. serve like fries with ketchup and/or hot sauce. * being careful not to burn yourself, you can use cutting board, paperbag(to soak up oil) and rolling pin to "crush" plantains. layer paperbag under and over plantain slice then squish
(or you can buy a plantain press) Sweet plantains, can be fried as well, just slice, soak in salted water and fry until golden brown. Alright U... this is just 2 much. I already liked U enough, but now U gotta bring tostones into the picture. LOVE them... The only way 4 me. I can make them 2. 4 the mashing, I've used the bottom of a glass jar, and that works beautifully. I squish kinda slow and firm... the best way. Once U have tostones, you'll never want plantains any other way. "He's a musician's musician..." | |
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Giovanni777 said: paintedlady said: OK...
When plantains are green (unripe), you can fry them.- "tostones" first peel and cut them into slices (about 1 1/2" thick) and place slices in a bowl of salted water (to remove excess starch) Get a frying pan of oil (preferably canola, but veg. or corn will do) fry til tender on both sides. then remove from oil, smash* them and salt them with garlic salt and place back in frying pan until crisp on edges and golden. serve like fries with ketchup and/or hot sauce. * being careful not to burn yourself, you can use cutting board, paperbag(to soak up oil) and rolling pin to "crush" plantains. layer paperbag under and over plantain slice then squish
(or you can buy a plantain press) Sweet plantains, can be fried as well, just slice, soak in salted water and fry until golden brown. Alright U... this is just 2 much. I already liked U enough, but now U gotta bring tostones into the picture. LOVE them... The only way 4 me. I can make them 2. 4 the mashing, I've used the bottom of a glass jar, and that works beautifully. I squish kinda slow and firm... the best way. Once U have tostones, you'll never want plantains any other way. I found that technique to work best as well. You and I should really get together and get cooking one day soon, and don't think that I forgot about that stuffed calamari you mentioned, just can't wait to try that! | |
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chillichocaholic said: Ocean said: A banana ..why don't u just say banana   Well, because they are Plantains, not actually regular bananas I bought some plantain on the stregnth of this thread 
...On my way round the supermarket one fell out my basket... 
...A guy walking towards me said "You've just dropped a banana" 
...I felt like telling him it's not a banana ... it's a Plantain 
...Some people 
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