Hi Everyone,
You may recall, that is, if you have been reading me that long, a column that I wrote a few years ago about my obsession with plantains; particularly green plantains. Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, or fry ‘em. Gimme my plantains!
When I lived in Guyana, every Saturday I would have green plantains for dinner. It was my dinner, not the household’s dinner. I don’t think they shared my love of the green plantain. Usually, I’d do a boil ‘n fry or I’d cut them into thick wedges and fry them and eat them just as is or with fried eggs.
I’m constantly on the look out for new ways to enjoy green plantains. When I first had Puerto Rican Mofongo – fried and pounded green plantains with garlic, oil and pork cracklings – I thought I’d
