This recipe balances sweet plantains, which are cooked to crispy perfection, with rich, tangy black beans (cooked using lime juice and Mexican crema), and a refreshing pico de gallo to create the ...

Mashed, baked, roasted or fried, plantains are to many Latin and African food cultures as potatoes are to our American tables. Similar to a banana, but bigger and starchier, plantains or “cooking ...

First things first: Decide if you need unripe or ripe plantains. If you want them to be sticky and caramelized when cooked—like maduros, which are sweet, ripe plantains fried in oil—you’ll need to buy ...

Tostones are twice fried plantains common in Latin American cuisine. It is paired with mojo sauce, which is traditionally made with sour oranges. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of the Fresh Tastes ...

This simple starter of fried plantains quickly became the star of Adrian Forte’s menu at Sam Jordan’s modern Caribbean restaurant Lucia, which opened on Fairfax Avenue in the spring. The caramelized, ...

Recipe developer, writer and ButcherBox's chef-in-residence Ashley Lonsdale is stopping by the TODAY kitchen to make two of her favorite Caribbean-inspired recipes. She shows us how to make tender ...