Fried Plantains

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Fried Plantain

 Plantains look very much like bananas but are very different in several respects, most notably their flesh is firm and starchy tasting rather than soft and sweet like a yellow banana's.
 As the plantains ripen skin becomes more yellow and the flesh becomes softer and sweeter

Peeling the plantains

It is much more difficult to remove the skin of a plantain than that of a ripe banana, the most commonly used technique is to:

 Cut the ends of the plantains off










 Cut along each of the ridges










 Peel the skin away in sections

Frying the plantains

 Split the plantains in two with a knife










 Cut the plantain in to bite-sized pieces
 Rub a small amount of salt on each side of the plantain chips









 Fry the plantains for 15 minutes










 Flatten the plantain chips with a potato masher










 Place the plantains back in to the pan and fry until they begin to turn brown, this should take about 10 minutes

Serving

 Serve as an accompaniment to a Jamaican meal.










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