Cooking and eating plantains, first of all, is very good for our health, because in addition to being rich in potassium, it has a high concentration of dietary fiber without having many calories.
Therefore, the plantain contributes to preventing muscle pain, cramps and helps in the fight against free radicals, as it contains antioxidants and several vitamins.
How to cook plantain
Also called long banana or maranhão banana, this recipe is sure to please everyone. Therefore, we are now going to show you how to cook plantains.Give preference to bananas that are more ripe, with those black spots that are common to see on bananas.When you find bananas that are not in this aspect, the best option is to fry them instead of cooking them. However, we will also show you how you can fry bananas in this post.
Ingredients
- 1 unit or more of plantains
- 1 tsp of oil (if you are going to fry the plantain)
Instructions
To cook the plantain
- First, wash the plantain well under running water, without removing the skin.
- Once this is done, cut the ends of the banana, the ones that are connected to the bunch and the one that is on the other side, as they are not part of our recipe.
- After that, cut it in half without removing the skin.
- Finally, in a pan, boil water and place the sliced bananas, wait for it to cook until the skin is slightly loosening from the banana and it is ready.
To fry the banana (fried plantain)
- First, completely peel the plantain.
- Soon after, cut into slices not too thin, so that it doesn't fall apart.
- Put a thin layer of oil in a frying pan and wait until it is very hot to fry your bananas.
- As soon as the ends start to turn golden, turn the bananas so that the other side also frys.
- Finally, as soon as the other side is golden, remove the bananas and place them on a plate with paper towels, so that the bananas are dry.
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