Fried Sweet Plantains. Fried Sweet Plantains is a very simple, very traditional Latin American side dish. It adds a natural That sweet and savory mix is totally my jam. And fried sweet plantains, also known as platanos.

Plantains are bananas, or more specifically cooking bananas, although you don't have to cook them if they are ripe. Plantain, believed to have originated in southeast Asia refers to the cooking banana, cultivars of the banana plant, which produces an edible fruit that is full of starch and rarely eaten raw. Though similar in appearance, the two banana varieties are typically used in very different ways. You can cook Fried Sweet Plantains using 5 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Fried Sweet Plantains

1. You need 3 of plantains.
2. It's 5 tbsp of unsalted butter divided.
3. You need 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
5. It's 2 tbsp of brown sugar.

Tender in the middle and crisp at the edges, maduros, or sweet fried plantains, are served as a side dish throughout the Caribbean and. Fried sweet plantains topped with cinnamon and sugar make a wonderful dessert. Here is an easy way to make sweet fried plantains using super ripe plantains. Cook in coconut oil until crisp.

Fried Sweet Plantains step by step

1. Peel plantains. Cut off both ends then make three lengthwise slits in the skin. Peel off skin. Cut the plantains in half lengthwise..
2. Heat 4 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Fry in a single layer until golden brown on bottom. Turn with spatula. Add cinnamon, vanilla and sugar. Let cook a few more seconds until golden brown on bottom checking often. Cook just long enough for sugar to caramelize. Just before serving melt remaining butter to finish the sauce. Serve immediately..

Tried and true sweet plantain recipe. Fried plantains can actually be made two ways Fried Sweet Plantains known as Maduros and Fried Green Plantains called Tostones. Here I am making sweet plantains. Sliced sweet plantains fried to golden perfection: perfect with a squeeze of lime and a little salt! Reviews for: Photos of Chef John's Fried Sweet Plantains.