Plantains

Geoff and I have read alot about plantains. Plantains come from the banana family, but is more used like a potato and it the staple in a Puerto Rican diet.

We came across one at the store here and thought we'd give it a go, to wet our appetite for Puerto Rican food. At first we had great difficulty peeling it, since it resembles a banana in every way (just a little bigger). Geoff cut it in long slices, and fried it lightly in a frying pan. Many recipes said to flatten it after cooking ,so it looks and tastes similar to a potato chip. Not bad actually. I can see us making this dish more often to accompany veggies and meat.

With the rest of the plantain, we caramelized it with brown sugar, cinnamon and milk. No recipe - just our own invention. The result - YUK! Tastes like a stale potato covered with sweet stickiness.