Green plantains are used in savory recipes and hold their shape better when fried. Besides frying, they can be boiled, mashed ...

Comfort and flavor are at the heart of this velvety squash and plantain soup loaded with aromatics and topped with a crunchy apple garnish.

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Green plantains can also be grated and turned into fritters, braised in broth, or cut into pieces and added to soup, which they’ll thicken with their natural starches.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. When soup returns to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer over medium-low heat for about 35 minutes, until plantains are tender and fully cooked. 3.

Plantains are good for you, packed with nutrients and fiber. Consumer Reports has ideas for healthy ways to prepare plantains.

Plantain is a starchy variety of banana that is eaten as a starchy vegetable when unripe (green), or in sweet and savoury dishes when it is ripe and sweeter. Most are larger and slightly more ...

The grated plantain in this coastal Ecuadoran soup gives the dish a wonderfully light and creamy body. In 2018, Food & Wine named this recipe one of our 40 best.

The Mercure Alameda Hotel in Quito, Ecuador, makes a hearty soup that regularly appears among the 12 winners of the city's annual fanesca competition.

Yield: 4 servingsBookstore owner and cookbook author Raquel Roque includes her Maxima's Plantain Soup in her latest book of Cuban recipes. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT) Carl Juste Yield: 4 ...