I was talking to our Spanish teacher, Ileana about the plantains served with many meals in Costa Rica, and complained that I had not had much luck cooking them myself. Here's her recipe for a baked plantain dish that can be used as part of the main course, or even eaten as a desert depending on how sweet you make it.
Ileana's Recipe:
- Take ripe plantains and split in half lengthwise; put cut side down in a lightly greased cake pan.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar (to taste) and add a few dots of butter. (After some experimentation, I decided to melt the butter in the microwave, mix in the sugar and spoon over the plantain after liberally sprinkling them with cinnamon).
- Pour in a large glass of milk (don't cover the plaintain) - I use about a cup.
- Cover with shredded white cheese (the bagged pizza mix works well).
- Bake in a 350 degree oven until the milk disappears.
This is definitely not a diet dish. I make it every week or two when we have a "home" day and I'm roasting some kind of meat. Two plantains lasts us two to three meals, depending on what else I'm serving. It's a wonder we haven't gained weight here.
Pura Vida!
Ileana's Recipe:
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar (to taste) and add a few dots of butter. (After some experimentation, I decided to melt the butter in the microwave, mix in the sugar and spoon over the plantain after liberally sprinkling them with cinnamon).
- Pour in a large glass of milk (don't cover the plaintain) - I use about a cup.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven until the milk disappears.
This is definitely not a diet dish. I make it every week or two when we have a "home" day and I'm roasting some kind of meat. Two plantains lasts us two to three meals, depending on what else I'm serving. It's a wonder we haven't gained weight here.
Pura Vida!
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