Stuffed plantain cups
A Dominica lunch. Ready in about 16 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 11 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 16 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 3 plantains
Sauces & oils
- 3 cups vegetable oil
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Peel and wash plantains.
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Pat them dry.
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Cut them in one and a half inch slices.
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Heat oil to deep fry plantains.
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Toss in plantains in hot oil so they are submerged.
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Fry them for about 7 minutes.
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Place them on paper towel for around five minutes.
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You don't want them.
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Do it to be too dry.
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Press the plantain slices into cups using your citrus squeezer.
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Place on paper towel or tray.
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Place cups in your deep fryer or sauce pan using enough oil to submerge them.
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Remove when golden.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.