Baked Plantains – Oven baked plantains, healthier than frying, slightly crisp outside and meltingly soft interior.
Have you ever tried baking plantains? I think you should if you haven’t. Everyone should give baked plantains a try. Although they look like bananas, plantains (also called cooking bananas) have the sweetness of a banana when ripe but are starchy like a potato. For this reason, they’re well suited for savory recipes. I got a few here if you want to check it out. You’ve probably heard of fried plantains right? Am sure you have. They are delicious and addictive especially, if you are from the tropics.
But baked is even better! And much healthier- just enough oil to coat the plantains. Or a cooking oil spray works as well. The baking part is simple but much like a baked potato, AND you can use them like blank canvases.
And you can stuffed them with Delicious fillings
Instead of showing you one way to stuff these beauties, we’re going to cover three so you have some variety to serve at your next dinner party or family get together. The first one is minced beef. GET THE RECIPE HERE
Perfectly seasoned meat in a plantain is simple but it just works. The beefiness combined with the soft texture and subtle sweetness of the plantains create a series of memorable bites.
The second version is stuffed with beans, a FAB combo! The plantains are soft, the beans tender and if you like add some avocadoes to it. It lends its smooth texture and subtle taste that does a wonderful job at complimenting the other ingredients. Get the recipe here
Last but not least the plantains is stuffed with cheese and/or guacamole . Every forkful is gooey, you get that lovely cheese pull every time you dig in and there’s something very buttery about the way the plantain flesh and cheese meld together.
The milkiness with that soft yet starchy consistency is something you want again and again. Get the recipe here Tips and Notes on Baking plantains
Or if you want a little bit sweeter and melting good . Then go with this type. My son prefers this one, it’s quite tender.
Enjoy!!!
