First things first: Decide if you need unripe or ripe plantains. If you want them to be sticky and caramelized when cooked—like maduros, which are sweet, ripe plantains fried in oil—you’ll need to buy ...

- To small saucepot over medium-high heat, add dulce de leche and coconut milk. Bring mixture to boil, stirring to incorporate coconut milk; keep warm. - Heat greased grill, grill pan or medium ...

Main Dish: Today, we're heading to the other side of the Atlantic with stuffed plantains! A recipe that embodies all the ...

Chef Simon Bates shows how plantains are used in some of the featured dishes at Esquina, 801 Mass. One featured dish is a plantain encrusted walu fish over blackbeans and rice with hearts of palm and ...

The plantain (PLAN-tin) is often confused with a banana and is nicknamed "the cooking banana." However, the far-drier plantain is not as sweet and has a starchy texture, which makes it more like a ...

Plantains look like bananas but are bigger, with a neutral flavor and starchy texture similar to a potato. They’re typically cooked, steamed, boiled, and fried, rather than eaten raw. The folklore ...

Bananas and plantains may look similar at first glance — both are long, yellowish fruits with thick peels — but they are used ...