I have talked to several of you about the basket two weeks ago and our bananas. The debate is whether they were actually plantain. I'm thinking they very well could be. Plantain are at there sweetest when the skin is black. This is completely against everything I know to let fruit go black before eating it. Here is a site that gives you more information on the plantain. Years ago I had some pan fried plantain in a caramel sauce over ice cream it was so good. Google cooking with plantain and enjoy them.
Sautéed Plantains are great served plain or with French Toast or over homemade ice cream.
Prep Time: 05 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
* 2 plantains, peeled
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 tablespoon brown sugar
* 1/2 cup orange juice
Preparation:
Slice plantains in 1/2 inch pieces. Melt butter in pan. Add brown sugar, stir until melted. Add orange juice and plantains. Cook until plantains are soft.
We did get pineapple in our baskets today so when I found this recipe at cdkitchen.com I thought, yum.
Baked Plantain & Pineapple Dessert Recipe
Ingredients:
2 yellow or brown plantains
1 can (8-oz. size) pineapple tidbits or chunks, drained
2 tablespoons margarine
1/8 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray large baking dish with vegetable oil spray. Wash plantains and slice lengthwise, placing them cut-side up in dish. Top with drained pineapple chunks.
In a small saucepan place margarine, sugar and spices. Stir and heat over low until melted and bubbly, about one minute.
Pour mixture over plantains and pineapples. Cover with foil and bake for 35-40 minutes until plantains are tender when pierced with fork.
Remove plantains from skin, cut into 1-inch pieces and serve atop a scoop of ice cream, with some of the pineapple chunks too.
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