What to do when you promise your Grandfather you will bake him a cake, but he is on a strict no-sugar diet? You turn to super-plantains! Yes, plantains did save the day.
Category: Banana
Plantain and ground beef fritters
A few dishes associate plantains with some sort of protein, either on the side or on top, but none of these dishes are very portable. I was looking for a portable plantain dish which is how the idea for these fritters came about and yes, I can definitely picture them on an appetizer tray.
Sweet banana and spice muffin
Bananas are so ubiquitous everywhere that it is hard to imagine that they are native to the tropics and that, like pineapple and mangoes, grow best in warm climates. I have given a lot of attention to plantains and unintentionally neglected their smaller cousins.
Did anyone say sweet banana beignets?
2 out of 2. Two times I tried a new cooking technique in a recipe from Cameroun, two times I was highly skeptical and doubtful, and two times I was proven wrong in the tastiest way possible! (Thanks to my friend Astrid for telling me about this particular recipe!) So, do you remember the plantain fritters… Continue reading Did anyone say sweet banana beignets?