To make sweet fried plantains in the air fryer, start by peeling ripe plantains with dark, almost black skins for maximum sweetness. Slice the plantains diagonally into ½-inch thick pieces ...

Typically, a blackened peel is an indicator of an overripe banana that is useless even for baking, but when it comes to ...

3. Smash each fried plantain to a quarter-inch thickness with a tool called a tostonera . You can also use a mallet or the heel of your hand. 4. Soak the plantains in salty water for one minute ...

That’s how I came to make this Sweet Plantain Fried Rice that I am sharing with you. In a restaurant, timing is everything and this dish from Chef Croes lands at the perfect time – when people ...

They act as a foil to rich flavours such as spicy meat or bean stews. Salted fried plantain chips are a popular snack in the Caribbean.

Fried plantain add a lovely hint of sweetness to ... rice (see the recipe tip), but plain basmati rice is also good. To make the curry, heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan or sauté pan ...