68 cooking with plantains Recipes

water, salt, chopped fresh cilantro, garlic, crushed, chicken leg quarters, plantains, peeled and cut into 6 pieces, onion, chopped, potatoes, peeled, fresh cassava roots, cut into 6 pieces, cooking oil, onions, peeled and thinly sliced, ground cumin , or to taste, mild paprika , or to taste, salt , or to taste, tomatoes, chopped

lard or 1/2 cup vegetable oil, annatto seeds, lean pork, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, pork fatback , cut into 1/2-inch pieces or 1/4 lb bacon, strips cut into 1/2-inch pieces, garlic cloves, minced, onion, coarsely chopped, green bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped, sweet green peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped (aj es dulces) (optional), tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped, leaves fresh culantro, coarsely chopped (or cilantrillo, or both), chopped fresh oregano or 1 tbsp dried oregano, chickpeas (reserve the liquid), pitted green olives, sliced into thin rounds, with 1 tbsp liquid, capers (optional), raisins, green plantains, green bananas, yautia (taro root, malanga, dasheen), broth , reserved from cooking the filling, salt, frozen banana leaves , spines removed or 1 lb fresh banana leaf, cut into 12-inch squares spines removed, sheets parchment paper , 12-inch x 18-inch (if banana leaves are not available, parchment paper may be used for entire wrapping), string or butcher s kitchen twine

olive oil, annatto seeds (optional), onion, coarsely chopped (about 1 large), italian peppers or 1 cup bell pepper, coarsely chopped, ground cumin, ground turmeric, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper (start with 2 tsp salt/1 tsp pepper and adjust at the end of cooking to taste), chicken broth (or 4 cups water and 4 bouillon cubes), water (additional to broth and bouillon), chicken thighs, bone-in skin and fat removed and discarded, yucca root, peeled and quartered (cut in half crosswise, then in half lengthwise), green plantain, peeled and quartered (cut in half crosswise, then in half lengthwise), yautia, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch rounds (1 batata, peeled and cut into large dice, ingredient not in database and is optional), red potatoes, washed and quartered (cut in half crosswise, then in half lengthwise), ear of corn (or 2 little ears frozen corn, they ll be cut into 6 rounds, but are easier to cut after being cooked), recaito (goya, 1/3 cup) or 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, bay leaf, green onion, chopped for garnish, fresh cilantro or fresh parsley or fresh basil, for garnish, butter (optional), tabasco sauce , for serving (or aji (colombian salsa))

beef stew meat or 1 lb boneless pork roast, cut into 3/4 inch pieces, cooking oil, onion, sliced and separated into rings, garlic cloves, minced, water, chorizo sausage or 1/2 lb italian sausage, sliced, winter squash, peeled and cubed (3 cups), plantain, peeled and sliced (1 cup), green pepper, sliced, frozen green beans (may use fresh), whole kernel corn, tomatoes, cut up, chili powder, ground coriander, salt, salt and pepper

achiote, sofrito sauce, onion, diced, red pepper, diced, diced cooking ham, water, tomato sauce, pink beans, yucca root, potatoes, green plantains, sazon goya con culantro y achiote, adobo seasoning, pepper

dried black beans, thick bacon slices, diced, yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, red bell pepper, chopped, chicken broth, bay leaves, salt, ground cumin, vegetable oil, plantain, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, garlic cloves, minced, chopped fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice, fresh orange juice, olive oil, garlic cloves, shallots, coarsely chopped, green bell pepper, coarsely chopped, chopped fresh cilantro, olive oil, smoked paprika, tomato sauce, chopped roasted red bell peppers, tomato paste, hot cooked rice

ripe cooking bananas (plantains), dark brown sugar or 1 cup palm sugar, water, vanilla extract, fresh cream or 2 cups evaporated milk or 2 cups coconut cream, crushed ice

sweetened flaked coconut, brown sugar , packed, ground cinnamon, flour, butter, softened, brown sugar , packed, white sugar, eggs, sour cream, plantains, cooked and mashed, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, butter, brown sugar, lime juice, rum, sugar

ripe yellow plantains, vegetable oil, for sauteeing, vegetable oil, cooked lobster, cut in small pieces, sofrito, tomato, diced, tomato juice, cilantro leaves, salt and pepper, bread crumbs to absorb excess moisture, flour , for dredging, eggs, beaten

ripe plantains (yellow-spotted or full-black ripeness), bright golden yams are best ) or 2 medium sweet potatoes ( ), sea salt, olive oil or 2 -6 tbsp cooking spray

beef brisket , cut into 2-inch strips across the grain, coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, paprika, ground cumin, flour for dredging, vegetable oil, shinbone and 1 piece marrow bone, white onion, roughly chopped, head garlic, dry chick peas , soaked overnight in water to cover, salt, fresh mint sprigs, cilantro sprigs, dried mexican oregano, crumbled, unsalted butter, ripe plantains, cut into diagonal slices, unpeeled, vegetable oil , for cooking the vegetables, carrots, trimmed and quartered lengthwise, chayote, peeled and cut into thick slices, red potatoes, quartered, zucchini, trimmed and sliced 1/4-inch thick lengthwise, cabbage, cut into 8 wedges and core trimmed away, green beans, trimmed and halved, salsa fresca, ripe tomatoes, cored,seeded, and finely diced, red onion, minced, jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded and minced, cilantro, leaves only chopped, lime juice, salt, freshly ground black pepper

sweet potato, peeled and sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick, unpeeled red potatoes , sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick, radishes, sliced 1/16 inch thick, butternut squash , narrow end only, peeled and sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick, thick carrot , sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick, boniato (batata), optional, peeled and sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick, yuca (cassava), optional, peeled and sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick, vegetable cooking spray, salt, ripe plantain, peeled and sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick

water, peanut butter, cooking oil, white onion chopped, tomatoes peeled and chopped, tomato puree, green pepper, allspice, thyme, scotch bonnet pepper, paprika, vegetable stock cube crumbled, yellow plantains, peanut oil for frying, butter, carrots cut lengthwise then into thin sticks, green beans trimmed, white onion sliced, green onions to garnish

water, salt, fresh cilantro, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, chicken leg quarters, plantains, peeled and cut into 6 pieces, onion, chopped, potatoes, peeled, cassava , roots cut into 6 pieces, cooking oil, onions, peeled and thinly sliced, ground cumin (to taste), mild paprika (to taste), salt (to taste), tomato, chopped

skinned chicken parts (i use thighs or leg quarters split into thighs and drumsticks; you can use skinless thighs as well, but not breasts), onions, chopped, garlic, minced, dried red peppers (crushed ) or cayenne pepper (to taste), minced fresh ginger, stewed tomatoes (plain ) or diced tomatoes, salt, water, plantain, chopped (i like riper plantains in this), sweet potato, chopped, natural peanut butter, vegetable oil, salt and pepper to taste, cooked rice

salted beef or 1 lb ham or 1 lb bacon, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, oil, plantains , cooking bananas,medium-ripe, sweet potato, white potatoes, pumpkin (aka as pompuna in the caribbean), tomatoes, brown sugar, water, butter, tomato paste, cinnamon or 1/8 tsp allspice

green bananas , cooked separately, yautia, cut in half, malanga, peeled and cut into 6 sections, yucas, peeled and cut into thirds (make sure you remove the root stem in the middle), name, peeled and cut into 6 sections, yellow plantains , skin intact and each cut into 3 sections, sweet potatoes , scrubbed clean, skin intact, cut in halves, calabaza ( sqaush) skin intact cut into 6 sections

steamed rice (brown, white , basmati, or jasmine), cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts , seasoned according to your taste, black beans (canned is fine ), bananas or 4 large plantains, sliced in large chunks, fresh cilantro, chopped,to garnish, chopped onion, to garnish, salsa, to garnish