Fried plantains are eaten with both jollof rice and rice and peas. They can also be baked whole or slivered and fried to make crunchy chips. While the fruit is often eaten when ripe, you can also cook ...

Plantains are generally bigger and have a tougher skin than bananas, and a knife is usually required to reveal the flesh inside. The biggest difference between bananas and plantains is how they ...

then cut along the angles of the skin and pull the skin away in strips. Plantains can be simmered in soup or turned into mash, but their subtle taste is maximised by roasting or frying.

Let them continue to boil for between seven and 10 minutes, during which time the skin will begin to separate from the plantain. Just be careful when you handle the hot fruit! If you don't feel ...

Use your hand or a couple of spoons to form balls – a bit smaller than golf-ball size – and drop the balls into the hot oil.

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Narrow-leaved plantain is a very common perennial weed found in many lawns and pastures, and often in waste places as well. It is typically found in "run-down" pastures which do not have much grass ...

Throwing a pepper into the mix not only adds subtly sweet fruity notes to this punchy salsa but also provides vitamins A and ...

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