"Yellow plantains" refers to ripe or mature plantains that have turned yellow in color.
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A final note: if you do this recipe with
ripe yellow plantains (when the skins are close to black that means ripe) you can make them thicker and eat as sweet pancakes
The dinner menu features many of the same dishes as lunch but with an additional selection of sharable internationally inspired small dishes such as the Lacquered Spare Ribs with kung pao glaze, crushed peanuts, scallions and cilantro;
Stuffed Yellow Plantains with beef peccadillo and queso fresco; Prosciutto Crudo & Tomatoes; Jerked Pork Slider with house made jerked pork and pickled chayote; and Vietnamese Mussels in a herbed spicy broth.
Made these yesterday with
only yellow plantains and they came out much too soft and floppy, but still delicious!
I had to finish up my ripening fruits before doing another round of grocery shopping, and spied a
ripening yellow plantain, turning black at some spots, sitting in the basket beside a perfectly ripe avocado.
A green plantain can substitute for potato, and
ripe yellow plantains are commonly baked, boiled, or fried in coconut oil and served with salt.
A yellow plantain creates a too - soft texture, better suited to my plantain bacon fritters.
The yellow plantains can be a little sticky but make sweeter chips.
I used
a yellow plantain (all I had) and I sliced it very thin and followed the directions exactly!
Here's my observations / caveats: —
The yellow plantains came out significantly sweeter and chewier.
Heat a little more oil in the frying pan and, while it is heating, peel
the yellow plantain, then fry in the hot oil until golden brown, turning to brown evenly.
Add variety to your diet by replacing your banana with
a yellow plantain.