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

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.

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 ...

If you are an adventurous home cook who likes to try out new and unusual ingredients, it's likely that plantains have crossed ...

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 ...

chef and restaurateur JJ Johnson stops by Studio 1A to share his recipe for fried shrimp with a homemade honey lemon pepper sauce (yes, he takes off the tails) as well as a sweet plantain and ...

The saba or cooking plantain is boiled whole, sliced, then fried on its own, or cut into strips and encased with jackfruit and sugar in a lumpia wrapper, and then fried. Additional sugar is ...

Experience the perfect blend of Caribbean flair and classic techniques at this unique pairing of Dominican Smoked Old Fashioned and Flambé Bourbon Plantains.