Platanos machos (fried plantain banana)
Platanos machos (fried plantain banana)

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, platanos machos (fried plantain banana). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Macho bananas (Plantains) are the largest of them all. Fried Plantains (Plátanos Fritos) are very popular all over the coastal areas and are usually served as a side dish with white rice. Bananas that are riper are served as a dessert covered with cream and cheese or with condensed milk.

Platanos machos (fried plantain banana) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Platanos machos (fried plantain banana) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have platanos machos (fried plantain banana) using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Platanos machos (fried plantain banana):
  1. Make ready 1 at least 1 plantain per person
  2. Prepare 1 sour cream
  3. Take 1 lechera sweetened condensed milk
  4. Get 1 chocolate syrup
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp corn oil

It is fried like French Fries, and called. Fried bananas, or plantains, are known as "platanos fritos" in Yucatan, "maduros" in Cuba and "amarillos" in Puerto Rico. Easy recipe for fried ripe plantains or platanos maduros fritos. Honduran Platanos Fritos is a very common side dish of fried plantain or banana as it is the main export of this country.

Instructions to make Platanos machos (fried plantain banana):
  1. Cut plantain length wise then in half so you end up with 4 pieces out of every banana.
  2. Heat oil in fry pan, when ready place bananas is to cook until golden brown all around and the start to carameize on the edges.
  3. Remove from oil and set to drain excess oil.
  4. In a bowl mix enough sour cream and condensed milk to where each person gets a reasonable scoop.
  5. Arrange nicely on individual plates, place the scoop of cream mixture on top and drizzle chocolate sauce over the whole plate.

It is always served as part of the plato tipico or Typical Honduran Platanos Fritos are fried banana or plantains which are a must have ingredient on the Honduran typical plate. This other way of deep fried plantain is very popular. This is also very simple and takes the longest of the three. To make plátanos sancochados (the way Cubans say it) you want to get an "in between" plantain that is more ripe than green. Fried Sweet Plantains – Plátanos Maduros.

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