I can already see my Ugandan friend’s face distort in a grimace! Boiled plantains! Sacrilegious! Plantains are never boiled in Uganda, only steamed! Well, people do boil them in Côte d’Ivoire and they taste fantastic. I even heard of an Ivorian immigrant in NYC who only lived on one boiled plantain a day for 3 months, so he could save money… They really are that nutritious, healthy and satisfying! Who knows, maybe Ivorians can convert Ugandans on that one!
Boiled plantains
Serves | 2 |
Prep time | 10 minutes |
Cook time | 15 minutes |
Total time | 25 minutes |
Ingredients
- 2 plantains (ripe but still firm/yellow with no black spots)
- 8 cups water
- salt to taste
Directions
1. | Peel the plantains and cut them in half |
2. | Fill a medium-sized pot with the water |
3. | Add the salt and the peeled plantains |
4. | Cook for 15-20 minutes until the plantains have lost their starchy consistency and are uniformly yellow (tip: cut off a small piece, if you notice that the flesh has two different tones, the plantain is NOT ready) |
K'Chie says
Absolutely. In my medical school days when plantains were 5 for $1.00 it was quite economical and much tastier than ramen noodles.
tropicalfoodies says
I second that!
Evelyn Case says
love them. In Ecuador they sprinkle cheese on too
Tropical Foodies says
Sounds yummy!Do you have the recipe? Is it simply boiled plantains with sprinkled cheese? What type of cheese?