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A platter of fried plantains. This is a list of banana dishes and foods in which banana or plantain is used as a primary ingredient. A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. [1] In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called plantains.
For the uninitiated, plantains are related to bananas, yet very different from them due to their starchy texture and almost potato-y flavor. They can be eaten underripe or ripe and are cooked in a ...
Fried yellow plantains are sweet bananas from Central America and the Caribbean fried in hot oil. In the Spanish speaking Caribbean fried green plantains are eaten with mojo sauce in Cuba and Puerto Rico and wasakaka in the Dominican Republic, both a wet savory garlic sauce. They are sometimes eaten with ketchup, or a mayonnaise-ketchup mixture.
Puerto Rican piononos are sweet and savory treats made with a combination of fried yellow plantains, cheese, picadillo, and beaten eggs. The result is sweet plantain cups stuffed with a cheese, ground beef and fluffy egg filling. Ralleno de plátano are the sweet plantain verson of papa rellena very popular street food and in cuchifritos.
Some recent innovations by Cuban-American restaurant Pikadiyo turns the simple dish into a Chipotle-style experience, paired with fried plantains and even packs the beef into small wraps. 3. Pernil
You decided to bake your famous banana bread this weekend. You make a beeline to the produce section, only to find the thickest, biggest bananas you’ve ever seen on shelves.
While the most traditional recipe includes a fried plantain (plátano), [6] it is also common to find the recipe using sausages and bacon. [5] It is typical to cut and mix all the ingredients before eating, allowing the yolk of the egg to melt and combine everything well.
You will often find plantains in Spanish, Caribbean, and African cuisines. When fried, plantains caramelize and get crispy on the outside while maintaining a beautifully soft and sweet texture inside.