SwampNut Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Plantains are a pretty good and useful fruit, and you can use them green or ripe in different ways. They are common in Cuban meals. On Saturday morning, my extremely white neighbor came over with a shitload of veggies she picked up at some place that basically gives away overstock produce. She wanted to know if I had any idea what to do with the very strange bananas. "They taste horrible in a smoothie!" LOL So anyway, I've had about 15 so far and got four more in the air fryer. They caramelize nicely, then are dipped in mojo criollo--bitter orange, garlic, optional onion, and cumin. Fucking delicious. Real food, if a bit starchy, but with a low glycemic index. I wonder how many I can eat before they go bad? I'll slice a bunch in the mandolin this afternoon, then put some in the dehydrator, and some in the smoker. You can't buy banana/plantain chips commercially without sugar, oil, and salt. Fucking retarded. Something so delicious on its own and they have to add shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoWhee Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 OH DROOL! I once had a roommate (from France FWIW) who ate a plantain I was ripening. When I asked if he ate it he said "yes, it was fucking horrible, he could barely eat the whole thing!" He compared it to eating a raw potato. I don't know how he managed to finish it or not get sick, BLEECH! PS MOFONGO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 Still working on finding out. Also I've always been a traditionalist with them, but today I decided to try some really high end gochujang, and it's fucking great. Does it make me a crackhead that I take an occasional sip of the mojo because not enough sticks to the plantains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 The Mexican house cleaners say they eat them raw, like a banana, when they get ultra-ripe and turning black. Will have to try it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azxr Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Can't you freeze them for later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 4 hours ago, azxr said: Can't you freeze them for later? Probably. Never tried. How will I find the lethal dose then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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