Plantians

jinx · 03-18-2010, 11:08 AM

We love these things, but are still fairly new to them.
Started out last summer just slicing them in half lengthwise and putting them on the grill until the peel pulled away, then topping with honey.
A couple time recently I did the same thing, but on my kitchen griddle, cutting/peeling them various ways, adding honey and salt...
Saw them mashed on a cooking show, but they only said that they added butter and honey but didn't explain the cooking process at all.

So, do you like plantains?
How do you cook them?

glatt · 03-18-2010, 11:41 AM

I've only had them in restaurants, so I don't eat them often and have no idea how to cook them. But whenever I see them on the menu, I'll order them. They are delicious.

squirell nutkin · 03-18-2010, 12:20 PM

I've had them fried like french fries at a cuban place. Awe some.

Cloud · 03-18-2010, 12:20 PM

I once had dinner at the home of some Venezuelans. They sliced the plantains in rounds, and sauteed/fried them in a skillet (mashing them down slightly) until golden brown, and topped with garlic salt. Pretty yummy!

Pie · 03-18-2010, 12:50 PM

I like Puerto Rican mofongo relleno.

Shawnee123 · 03-18-2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I once had dinner at the home of some Venezuelans. They sliced the plantains in rounds, and sauteed/fried them in a skillet (mashing them down slightly) until golden brown, and topped with garlic salt. Pretty yummy!

I've read this twice as "I once had a dinner of some Venezuelans."

Tulip · 03-18-2010, 10:55 PM

I've had them dipped in batter and fried. That's for dessert.

monster · 03-19-2010, 12:32 AM

In Jamiaca on our honeymoon, they were served as a side to meat stew. I think they had been lightly fried. They were also served fried at breakfast, as an addition to a Full English.

Griff · 03-19-2010, 06:05 AM

This sounds like the way it they were usually served when we went to Costa Rica. fried in butter with brown sugar, cloves, and cinnamon. There seemed to be a lot of variation in the recipes some were more savory others sweeter.

monster · 03-19-2010, 01:20 PM

Plantians. Like Martians but plant form? Triffids?

spudcon · 03-19-2010, 03:35 PM

In the Philippines they bake them, and call them sagging(Pronounced sah-ging.)

Aliantha · 03-20-2010, 04:52 AM

Samoans cook them with coconut milk and onion. It's pretty nice.

jinx · 03-20-2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

In the Philippines they bake them, and call them sagging(Pronounced sah-ging.)

Bake them... just on a cookie sheet, or like a casserole or...?

I forgot to mention, a mixture of butter, brown sugar, and spices rum is a good sauce to pour over them after grilling. We made it for the grilled pineapples, but loved it peaches and plantains too.

Clodfobble · 03-20-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

a mixture of butter, brown sugar, and spices rum is a good sauce to pour over them after grilling.

In college I learned to make a banana dessert like this that I now suspect was supposed to be made with plantains, but we always made it with bananas. We just spooned the butter/brown sugar/rum mixture on top of bananas cut in half lengthwise, and put them in the oven for a few minutes to warm... but then when you pulled them out, you had to serve them with dollops of sour cream. I know, it sounds crazy, but it was so freaking good.

skysidhe · 03-20-2010, 06:47 PM

I have not conquered the plantain yet but the way you all describe cooking them seems a snap and delicious.

03-18-2010, 11:08 AM	#1
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Plantians We love these things, but are still fairly new to them. Started out last summer just slicing them in half lengthwise and putting them on the grill until the peel pulled away, then topping with honey. A couple time recently I did the same thing, but on my kitchen griddle, cutting/peeling them various ways, adding honey and salt... Saw them mashed on a cooking show, but they only said that they added butter and honey but didn't explain the cooking process at all. So, do you like plantains? How do you cook them? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-18-2010, 12:20 PM	#3
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03-18-2010, 12:20 PM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I once had dinner at the home of some Venezuelans. They sliced the plantains in rounds, and sauteed/fried them in a skillet (mashing them down slightly) until golden brown, and topped with garlic salt. Pretty yummy! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-18-2010, 12:50 PM	#5
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03-19-2010, 12:32 AM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	In Jamiaca on our honeymoon, they were served as a side to meat stew. I think they had been lightly fried. They were also served fried at breakfast, as an addition to a Full English. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-18-2010, 11:41 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've only had them in restaurants, so I don't eat them often and have no idea how to cook them. But whenever I see them on the menu, I'll order them. They are delicious.

03-18-2010, 10:55 PM	#7
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I've had them dipped in batter and fried. That's for dessert.

03-19-2010, 06:05 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	This sounds like the way it they were usually served when we went to Costa Rica. fried in butter with brown sugar, cloves, and cinnamon. There seemed to be a lot of variation in the recipes some were more savory others sweeter. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-19-2010, 01:20 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Plantians. Like Martians but plant form? Triffids? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-19-2010, 03:35 PM	#11
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	In the Philippines they bake them, and call them sagging(Pronounced sah-ging.) __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

03-20-2010, 04:52 AM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Samoans cook them with coconut milk and onion. It's pretty nice. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-20-2010, 06:47 PM	#15
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I have not conquered the plantain yet but the way you all describe cooking them seems a snap and delicious.

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