Fried sweet plantains
Since moving to the south I have become more active in cooking true "southern foods". One of my favorites is fried sweet plantain bananas. Here is a simple and tasty way to cook them. The plantains need to be very ripe, meaning the peel is pretty much black all over. Enjoy! Ingredients 2-4 ripe plantains 1 +/- Tbsp almond oil 2-4 Tbsp salted butter (1 Tbsp per plantain) High quality (* homemade, see story below ) molasses 1-3 +/- Tbsp dark brown sugar (light brown is fine) 1/4 - 1/2 tsp of garlic powder Kosher salt (pinch) 1-2 +/- Tbsp finely ground plantain chips (optional) Directions Peel the plantains and split each lengthwise. Then cut in half into 4 quarters. Add oil and butter to heavy skillet (cast iron) and melt butter over low heat, stirring to mix and coat the pan. Add the quartered plantains, rounded side down, to your pan. Bring heat up to medium low/medium and start to brown. Onto each quarter sprinkle brown sugar (...