🏝️ Caribbean Vegetarian

Plantain with Fried Plantain

Name: Plantain with Fried Plantain
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 3, cut into batons Spring Onions; 2 tbsp Coconut Milk; 2 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1 tsp Allspice; 4 ripe Plantain

🏝️ Caribbean

One-pot Caribbean stew — browned Plantain, a whole scotch bonnet for perfume, thyme and allspice, and a slow simmer that fills the kitchen with the smell of a Sunday lime.

Prep 10 min Cook 7 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
Coconut Milk2 tbsp
Coconut Oil2 tbsp
Allspice1 tsp
Plantain4 ripe

Optional extras

Fresh Thymehandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the oil in a heavy pot and soften the onion, garlic and pepper until sweet and translucent.
2
Add the Plantain and sear until browned at the edges.
3
Stir in Coconut Oil and Garlic with the allspice, thyme and a whole scotch bonnet left whole for perfume without fire.
4
Add the liquids, cover, and simmer gently until the Plantain is done and the pot is fragrant.
5
Uncover for the last ten minutes to reduce the sauce to a glossy finish.
6
Taste for salt and lime, and serve with rice, ground provisions, or fried plantain.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the allspice in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Tostones [Green Fried Plantains] with Crushed Garlic Oil · on YouTube