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Boiled plantains

February 23, 2013 by

Boiled plantains

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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)

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