Fried plantain
Fried plantain is caramel sweet and delicious.
Ingredients
- Ripe Plantains
- Salt
- Vegetable oil
Instructions
- Wash plantains and cut off the ends.
- Run a knife along the length of the plantain cutting through the skin.
- Peel skin back to remove.
- Cut plantain in diagonal slices, use a chopping board if you need to.
- Place plantain slices in a bowl and sprinkle a little salt over it, toss to mix.
- Line a plate with paper napkins and set aside.
- Place a saucepan or deep frying pan of oil over medium-high heat, when hot, using a slotted spoon or spider spoon, add some plantains to the oil and spread into a single layer.
- Do not overcrowd the oil.
- Leave to fry until the edges begin to brown, flip to other side.
- Fry until golden brown.
- Drain onto a lined plate allow to cool a little, then serve.
Notes
- If the plantains are not very ripe and therefore hard after frying, put them in a tightly covered bowl, the steam will soften them a little.
- Don't leave your plantains unattended when frying, they can go from brown to black in a short time.
- Bring the plantain slices out from the hot oil when they are almost the colour you want, the residual heat will brown them further.
- Fried plantains are really hot just out of the oil and take a while to cool down so resist the temptation of popping some into your mouth. I put some of mine in the fridge to cool fast.
