HOW TO GRILL PLANTAINS
How to grill plantains, our friends! Because plantains are life!
Plantains are a staple in Western Africa and Caribbean countries. For those who are not familiar with them, they are larger than bananas and normally not as smooth as bananas. They are loaded with nutrients especially when eaten unripe. But let’s face it: the ripe ones do it for us. Nothing is as tasty as a well-cooked ripe plantain! It is sweet, soft and so addicting!
We have lots of plantain recipes here on the blog because we believe plantains are one of the biggest blessings of life.
One of our favourite ways to cook plantains is to deep-fry them because someone said history was made when a ripe plantain touched hot oil. We don’t even know who said that but we totally agree with that assertion! We think a deep-fried ripe plantain is life. But our waistline does not think the same thing. So instead of deep frying, we sometimes grill our plantains. Grilled plantains are worth making again! We usually devour them with some grilled fish or sometimes just with plain ole’ avocado.
Watch how to grill plantains:
- Yield: 4 servings
- Prep: 5 minutes
- Cook: 20 minutes
- Total: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 ripe plantains
- 1 tablespoon oil (we used canola)
Method
- Set oven to grill/broil then brush a grill pan or regular oven tray with oil.
- Peel plantains then cut through each plantain in the middle from top to bottom. Place the plantains, cut side down on the tray. Place in the oven and let it grill for 20 minutes. Now, halfway through, you may flip the sides of the plantain. However, if your plantains are too soft, you won't be able to flip them so leave them as they are.
- Serve warm with any side of choice! Options include, grilled meat, chicken or fish, guacamole or even pepper sauce! Enjoy!
