(Platanos Fritos)
In her splendid cookbook, A Taste of Old Cuba (HarperCollins), Maria Josefa Lluria de O'Higgins offered this recipe (this is our adaptation) for a dish so adored by Cubans that they'll serve it with anything.
Ingredients
- 3 large, ripe (black-skinned) plantains
- Vegetable oil
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Instructions
Step 1
Peel plantains and cut on the diagonal into 1⁄2" slices.
Step 2
Pour about 1" of vegetable oil into a large skillet and heat it over medium-high heat. (Don't let oil cool down too much.) Fry plantain slices until they are almost black but not burned.
Step 3
Drain and serve immediately, or keep them in a warm oven until serving time.
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