Fufú De Plátano Mashed Yellow Plantains Food

FUFú DE PLáTANO (MASHED YELLOW PLANTAINS)

Steps:

• Bake plantains at 375ºF 30-40 minutes till soft.
• Add butter, salt, and mash.
• Serve hot.

MADUROS (SAUTEED PLANTAINS)

Steps:

• Peel plantains, cut into 1/2" slices. Toss with sugar and salt.
• Saute in butter, over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes, or until lightly browned and tender.

MACHUQUILLO DE PLATANOS

Steps:

• Mince garlic and in a small cup combine with 2 tablespoons oil. Let garlic mixture stand, covered and chilled, 1 to 2 hours.
• Cut salt pork or bacon into 1/4-inch dice and in a small bowl combine with 1 cup water. Let salt pork or bacon stand 30 minutes and drain.
• In a small heavy saucepan bring remaining 1/4 cup water to a boil with pork or bacon and cook, covered, over moderately high heat until water is evaporated, about 8 minutes. Lower heat to moderately low and continue to cook pork or bacon, covered, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp. With a slotted spoon transfer pork or bacon to paper towels to drain and discard rendered fat (or reserve for another use if desired).
• Preheat oven to 200°F.
• With a sharp small knife cut unpeeled plantains into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Slit skin along side of each slice and peel off. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat 1/2 inch oil over moderate heat until just hot enough to sizzle when a plantain slice is added. Fry plantains in batches, without crowding, until tender and just golden, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. With tongs transfer plantains as fried to paper towels to drain and transfer to a baking pan. Keep fried plantains warm in middle of oven.
• In a food processor pulse warm fried plantains until coarsely mashed. Add garlic mixture, fried pork or bacon, and salt and pulse until mixture just starts to hold together. (If desired, mold before serving: Transfer mashed plantains to a small bowl and press into bowl. Invert bowl onto a serving plate and tap to unmold plantains.)

MASHED PLANTAIN

Steps:

• Peel the plantains and cook them in salted water until they become soft inside.
• Leave for a few minutes in a colander to lose excess water.
• Mash while still hot and mix in the cream, butter, cream cheese, parsley and a pinch of salt.
• If it has to be reheated, do it in a double boiler.

FRIED YELLOW PLANTAINS

Steps:

• With a small sharp knife, cut off both ends of the plantains, and cut in half.
• Carefully slit just the skin along the natural ridges of each plantain.
• Ease up the edge of the skin and run the tip of your thumb along the plantains, lifting the skin.
• Gently peel away the skin and slice the plantains lengthwise. Heat a little oil in a large frying pan and fry the plantain slices for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown.
• When brown and crisp, drain on paper towels and serve hot or cold, sprinkled with chives.