Fried Sweet Plantains (Plátanos Maduros)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2015, America's Test Kitchen TV

Side Dishes
Fruit
    

Fried plantains are eaten in many Latin American countries. For our version of Cuban-style plátanos maduros, we made sure to select very ripe plantains with black peels.

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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