Comments on: Plantains Three Ways

By: The World Cup of Food | Endless Simmer

The World Cup of Food | Endless Simmer — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:36:23 +0000

[...] Say it with me — Fufu. I love that word. Ghana almost got the top spot for the word alone. Unfortunately, they lost 14 places when I found out what it looks like. What we’re talking here is a starchy, plantain-based dish. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say it probably tastes better than it looks. If it doesn’t, I apologize — so here is a recipe for fufu and here’s a back-up recipe for some delicious plantains. [...]

By: It’s Ice Cream Season Somewhere | Endless Simmer

It’s Ice Cream Season Somewhere | Endless Simmer — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:06:51 +0000

[...] well known that these people can do amazing things with plantains, but I was more impressed and surprised by their many creative uses of corn. Nearly every crowded [...]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:13:52 +0000

Such a good theme, Gansie! For the past two years I’ve been sticking to the Dharma theme, you know, Dharma Beer, Dharma Chips, fishbiscuits, and the like. But island food takes it waaaayyy back to the first season. LOVE it!

By: gansie

gansie — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:05:12 +0000

totally stealing this theme. i have an island food themed party to go to for LOST’s season premiere and i think this qualifies as island food, no?

By: BS

BS — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:59:38 +0000

@brit…well, that’s the disgusting/amazing thing – the plaintains suck up most of the oil, so there’s not so much actually left in the pan at that point….but if there’s still too much, yeah, I would pour it out before adding the relish.

By: Britannia

Britannia — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:57:23 +0000

For plantain #1, when you say “… plantains were just about done I threw this salsa/relishy mixture into the pan and mixed it all up” Do you mean you threw the mixture in the oil with the plantains, it looks like an awful lot of relish on the plantains for it to be mixed in with a pot of oil?

By: Ariel

Ariel — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:53:53 +0000

I know that plantains are not usually eaten as dessert, but lately I’ve been frying sliced amarillos and topping them with cinnamon and vanilla ice cream. Twice fried tostones with mayo-ketchup are also delicious.