Plantains in soup Judy

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I buy a plantain that is almost black, it will still be firm enough inside.

Wash the sklin and leave it on, cut into 1 to 1 1/2 inch rounds with skin on.

It will stay on as your soup cooks.

When you serve the soup include a plantain round or two in each bowl. Find a

nice soup like a hearty vegetable soup or one of the Mexican soup recipes. I

also fire roast a whole head of garlic and toss into the soup.

Donna

 

wwjd <jtwigg wrote:

Do you just slice them in round circles and boil them in the soup?

Thanks for the warm welcome back. I have dearly missed the list while we were

gone.

Judy

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Donnalilacflower

 

Monday, July 17, 2006 12:05 PM

Re: Plantains

 

Nice you are back with us.

I love plantains. I use them often in soups.

Donna

 

wwjd <jtwigg wrote:

We've been gone out of town. While we were gone I had someone from Porta

Rico show me how they cook Plantains. They were so delicious. It is great

to have a first hand cooking lesson from someone that has grown up eating

and cooking something.

 

Plantains

 

Peel and slice in 1/2 inch rounds the Plantains. Put into hot oil and cook

until lightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon to a cutting board.

Press with the back of a flat flipper/spatula until half the thickness.

Take one cup of tap water and add about 1 Tbsp of salt and stir. Dip in the

pressed Plantain circles and then put them back into the hot oil, using a

slotted spoon. Let them brown nicely and put onto a cookie sheet pan that

is covered in 2 layers of paper towels. Eat while hot. They are yummy.

 

*You may skip the step where you dip in the salted water and salt after the

second frying, if you prefer, but we like them better dipped in salt water

between fryings.

Enjoy,

Judy

 

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