Three Ways to Make Ripe Plantains!!!!

Today I’m making Ripe Plantains three different ways.  And they’re all delicious! Sauteed, Baked, and Boiled. All delicious and suuuuuper simple.

Sauteed with Onions

• 1 ripe (all black or almost all black) Plantain
• 1/2 medium onion
• 2 Tbs Olive Oil

Directions

• Slice up 1/2 of medium onion
• Pour Olive Oil on the pan (I used a cast iron)
• Heat up the pan on high (to heat up the oil)
• Saute on medium-low on a pan for 15 to 20 minutes (until onions are clear and soft and a little brown).
• Peel & slice Plantains 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• Push the onions to the side
• Place Plaintains on the pan (make sure each one gets some surface area) and saute for a few minutes (until it’s golden and a little golden brown).
• Flip the Plantains and sautee for a few minutes until it’s golden brown.
• Eat!

Baked

• 1 ripe (all black or almost all black) Plantain
• 1/4 tsp Olive Oil

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
• Peel the Plantain
• Grease it up with the Olive Oil
• Put it on a pan and toss it in the oven for 30-45 minutes (About 1/2 way through turn it over) until it’s soft and is a warm gold color
• Slice and Eat!

Boiled

• 1 ripe (all black or almost all black) Plantain
• 1 pot of water (fill it up to cover the plantains)

Directions

• Put water in the pot and put the heat on high
• Cut the unpeeled Plantain into thirds.
• Put in the water and boil until the skin starts to pull back on the plantain pieces (about 20 minutes). It should be golden all the way through.
• Peel the boiled plantain
• Cut and eat!

Leftovers

Thank you to my mom’s friend Iris for the sauteed plantain recipe, and thank you to the cashier at Russo’s who told me about the other recipes. I love finding great recipes in unexpected places. My personal favorite is definitely the baked plantain. It’s sweet, soft and satisfying. But all three of them are worth making. So do it!

Good luck!!

LOVELILLIAN

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