Platanos or plantains are cooking bananas. They are extremely popular in South America and the Caribbean. This easy plantain side dish adds a nice sweetness to any meal. Use plantains with heavy black spotting to a fully black skin. Try it in place of a potato side dish with your meal, you'll like it!
Ingredients
- peanut oil for frying: 0.25 cup
- butter: 2 Tbsp
- yellow plantains (very ripe), peeled and cut in 1-inch-thick slices: 3 piece
- brown sugar: 3 Tbsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp (optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Round up all your ingredients, and heat peanut oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until butter begins to sizzle. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Gently toss plantain slices with brown sugar, then place into hot oil. Fry until plantains begin to turn golden brown, then turn over, and continue frying until caramelized, about 2 minutes per side. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Drain plantains on a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with salt before serving. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
