Fried Sweet Plantains (Plátanos Maduros)

Name: Fried Sweet Plantains (Plátanos Maduros)
Yield: Serves 6 to 8 as a side dish
Ingredients: 3 cups, vegetable oil; 5 very ripe, black plantains (8 1/2 ounces each), peeled and sliced on bias into 1/2-inch pieces; , Kosher salt

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2015

Side Dishes

Fruit

SERVES6 to 8 as a side dish

TIME30 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Fried plantains are eaten in many Latin American countries. For our version of Cuban-style plátanos maduros, we start with super-ripe plantains featuring black peels and flesh that yields to gentle pressure. This ensures plantains with a hi...

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