How to fry Ripe Plantain

 





Fried Plantain Served with scrambled eggs.

Plantain is a" crop from the genus Musa", with edible fruits often used for cooking. Though it has the same shape and looks similar to banana, it is a little different from banana which is sweeter and softer when ripe.  If you want to use plantain as a side dish, you need to allow it to almost overripe and become very soft, to increase the sweetness. But if you plan to use it as  main dish or if you are not a big fan of sweet foods, you can either boil it or fry it before it ripens' . 



However, in this recipe I will be using over-ripe banana, it is a very easy recipe, and does not take lots of time to prepare.











Ripe Plantain



Ingredients:

3 over-ripe plantains

1-2cups of olive oil or any vegetable oil

A pinch of salt.

A frying pan or deep fryer

 

*Note if you are using a deep fryer, you will be needing more oil*

 

Method:

Peel the plantain and slice it diagonally(about 1/4inches). Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and toss, set it aside. Add about 1 cup of oil into the frying pan and heat up till it begins to shimmer, add the sliced plantain into the hot oil(fry in batches). Allow the plantain to fry till the part touching the pan is golden brown, flip over and fry the other side.

 

Remove the batch from the oil using a frying spoon or fork, and layer them on a paper towel to drain the rest of the oil. Add the next batch and fry till all the plantains are finished.

 

Serve with rice, beans or serve with scrambled eggs or any food and drink of choice.

 

Enjoy!