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Fried Plantain

Name: Fried Plantain
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 ripe plantains, peeled and sliced diagonally; 3 tbsp coconut or vegetable oil; pinch sea salt

Caramelised sweet fried plantain — served as a Caribbean-American side or snack. Using plantain that's fully ripe with plenty of black spots lets the natural sugars caramelise properly in the hot oil instead of staying starchy.

Total time

15 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

vegetarianvegan

Ingredients

3ripe plantains, peeled and sliced diagonally

3 tbspcoconut or vegetable oil

pinchsea salt

Instructions

Heat oil in a frying pan.

Fry plantain slices 2-3 minutes per side until deep golden and caramelised.

Drain on paper towel.

Season with sea salt.

Serve warm.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

Protein

0.2g

Fat

0.1g

Carbs

4.8g

Fiber

0.3g

Sodium

1939mg