I can already see my Ugandan friend’s face distort in a grimace! Boiled plantains! Sacrilegious! Plantains are never boiled in Uganda, only steamed! Well, people do boil them in Côte d’Ivoire and they taste fantastic. I even heard of an Ivorian immigrant in NYC who only lived on one boiled plantain a day for 3 months, so he could save money… They really are that nutritious, healthy and satisfying! Who knows, maybe Ivorians can convert Ugandans on that one!
Boiled plantains
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| Serves | 2 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 15 minutes |
| Total time | 25 minutes |
Ingredients
- 2 plantains (ripe but still firm/yellow with no black spots)
- 8 cups water
- salt to taste
Directions
| 1. | Peel the plantains and cut them in half |
| 2. | Fill a medium-sized pot with the water |
| 3. | Add the salt and the peeled plantains |
| 4. | Cook for 15-20 minutes until the plantains have lost their starchy consistency and are uniformly yellow (tip: cut off a small piece, if you notice that the flesh has two different tones, the plantain is NOT ready) |
Absolutely. In my medical school days when plantains were 5 for $1.00 it was quite economical and much tastier than ramen noodles.
I second that!
love them. In Ecuador they sprinkle cheese on too
Sounds yummy!Do you have the recipe? Is it simply boiled plantains with sprinkled cheese? What type of cheese?