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 ...

This recipe originally appeared in the November 2018 issue. For our November 2018 “Feast Around the World” feature, we asked five of the state’s top chefs to create festive meals to serve this season.

It’s perfect for a cosy night in or a hearty family dinner. This dish combines the sweet, rich flavours of ripe plantain with the savoury goodness of a well-seasoned broth. Whether you're a seasoned ...

It’s 2022, and banana bread is so lockdown 2020. But platanos upside down cake? That will never get old. As someone who always keeps yellow platanos, or plantains, handy on my kitchen counter or in my ...

A let’s-get-a-few-friends-together soiree begs for party snacks with a few surprise ingredients -- bite-size turnovers that have personality and that go down perfectly with either a glass of crisp, ...

Pie—whether it’s pumpkin, pecan or apple—is always invited to the holiday feast, but it’s not exactly the most original dessert idea. This fall and winter, opt for the less expected (but just as ...

4 very ripe, very large plantains (about 31/2 pounds) Instructions: Peel plantains and cut into 3-inch pieces. Place butter in a medium skillet and heat over medium heat until bubbly. Add plantains ...

A bubbling pot of chicken stew with potatoes is a hearty, comforting thing. But substitute sweet plantains for the tubers, and suddenly dinner leaps from familiar and predictable to unexpected and a ...

When Hernan Cortes first landed in Mexico in 1519, he brought with him an African slave he’d bought in Cuba. Thousands more would follow in the coming centuries, forever changing the face, the rhythms ...