Plantians
 

We love these things, but are still fairly new to them.
Started out last summer just slicing them in half lengthwise and putting them on the grill until the peel pulled away, then topping with honey.
A couple time recently I did the same thing, but on my kitchen griddle, cutting/peeling them various ways, adding honey and salt...
Saw them mashed on a cooking show, but they only said that they added butter and honey but didn't explain the cooking process at all.

So, do you like plantains?
How do you cook them?

I've only had them in restaurants, so I don't eat them often and have no idea how to cook them. But whenever I see them on the menu, I'll order them. They are delicious.

I've had them fried like french fries at a cuban place. Awe some.

I once had dinner at the home of some Venezuelans. They sliced the plantains in rounds, and sauteed/fried them in a skillet (mashing them down slightly) until golden brown, and topped with garlic salt. Pretty yummy!

I like Puerto Rican mofongo relleno.

I've read this twice as "I once had a dinner of some Venezuelans."

:eek:

I've had them dipped in batter and fried. That's for dessert.

In Jamiaca on our honeymoon, they were served as a side to meat stew. I think they had been lightly fried. They were also served fried at breakfast, as an addition to a Full English.

This sounds like the way it they were usually served when we went to Costa Rica. fried in butter with brown sugar, cloves, and cinnamon. There seemed to be a lot of variation in the recipes some were more savory others sweeter.

Plantians. Like Martians but plant form? Triffids? :p:

In the Philippines they bake them, and call them sagging(Pronounced sah-ging.)

Samoans cook them with coconut milk and onion. It's pretty nice.

Bake them... just on a cookie sheet, or like a casserole or...?

I forgot to mention, a mixture of butter, brown sugar, and spices rum is a good sauce to pour over them after grilling. We made it for the grilled pineapples, but loved it peaches and plantains too.

In college I learned to make a banana dessert like this that I now suspect was supposed to be made with plantains, but we always made it with bananas. We just spooned the butter/brown sugar/rum mixture on top of bananas cut in half lengthwise, and put them in the oven for a few minutes to warm... but then when you pulled them out, you had to serve them with dollops of sour cream. I know, it sounds crazy, but it was so freaking good.

I have not conquered the plantain yet but the way you all describe cooking them seems a snap and delicious.