How to make plantain

Plantains are a starchy, unsweet variety of banana that are inedible raw and must be cooked before eating. They can be green, yellow,or very dark in colour depending on their variety and ripeness.

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A ripe Plaintain should be yellow, the green one are unripe! Yellow ones are the best to use! You can use any oil, olive oil is much healthier

A ripe Plaintain should be yellow, the green one are unripe! Yellow ones are the best to use! You can use any oil, olive oil is much healthier

Cut the Plantain into an oval shape or round, it cooks easier! You can add Salt to taste, I prefer not to!

Cut the Plantain into an oval shape or round, it cooks easier! You can add Salt to taste, I prefer not to!

Set the cooker to high heat, put in your oil

Set the cooker to high heat, put in your oil

To make sure the frying pan is hot enough, place one plantain in the pan and when it sizzles, it's is hot enough, you should now turn it to medium heat

To make sure the frying pan is hot enough, place one plantain in the pan and when it sizzles, it's is hot enough, you should now turn it to medium heat

Add the rest of the plantain

Add the rest of the plantain

Check to make sure that it is brown in colour before turning them over

Check to make sure that it is brown in colour before turning them over

Let it cook on the other side for 2 more minute or less

Let it cook on the other side for 2 more minute or less

When both sides are brown, turn the cooker to low heat, so it will not burn!

When both sides are brown, turn the cooker to low heat, so it will not burn!

You can eat as a snack or with rice or as a side dish! Enjoy 😊

  • Yellow Plantain
  • Any oil (sunflower, olive oil
  • Frying Pan