Plantain side dish

Plantains are one of the most important ingredients in our traditional cuisine, these are my favorite plantain recipes.

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Discover Caribbean flavors with our Zesty Boiled Green Plantains! This Haitian-inspired dish transforms simple plantains into a mouthwatering side bursting with aromatic spices and fresh herbs. Perfect for those craving authentic Dominican food, this easy recipe combines starchy sweetness with zesty garlic, onions, and peppers. Finished with lime and cilantro, it's a colorful addition to any meal.

These sweet fried plantain slices or platanos maduros are fried until crispy and caramelized. Made in under 10 minutes.

Crispy, crunchy and salty, these Tostones, or twice-fried green plantains, make for the perfect snack or side dish.

Try these delicious caramelized plantains (plátanos en tentación), made with simple ingredients, ready in 15 minutes.

Our Plantains in Coconut Milk has fragrant notes of cardamom, ginger, cloves and cinnamon and sweetened with brown sugar. Taste a world of flavor with Piquant Post Spices.

Baked Sweet Plantain - if you haven't yet tried plantain, now might be the time. These little morsels are delicous, as a side or as a snack

Bright and earthy flavors complement each another in this easy dish in which cooked beans are tossed with lemon zest, olive oil and cayenne, and roasted sweet plantains are coated in a brown sugar, ginger and lemon glaze. Go with ripe plantains for this recipe, yellow and spotted with large black dots. You’ll need your oven's broiler setting to help caramelize the sugary coating on the plantains, and to char the scallion garnish. This dish is the perfect breakfast topped with a jammy egg, a…

Learn how to make this simple mash recipe using some sweet ripe plantain. It's so easy, minimalistic and most importantly you can serve as a side dish with so many Caribbean recipes.