Caribbean Fried Plaintains

[rhaulsey]

Guy, what in the world are you doing to those plantains? All I can say is wow....

[Spesardjl]

chili sauce, mustard, and lime????

[carmen5371]

We make these in Puerto Rico where I'm from too. I dip mine in heavily salted water after pressing them then fry them a second time. They come out salted and are ready to eat. Note they are easier to press when hot and are best eaten right away. This is a great country!

[zanello55]

These are Tostones Guy, stick to the Mexi-Cali thing you do not Caribbean food.

[gaviotalibre]

I'm craving plantains, but not like these. these is like eating chips and salsa to me.

[kakoishii]

frying unripened plantain is such a shame. If you don't wait until the plantain is at least covered in black spots, when you fry them they won't taste as sweet.

[carmen5371]

@kakoishii this is not a sweet but more like a potato dish like fries.

[MaxSearsRocks]

lol i love how everyone is dissing america. the only country that has all the cultures and food in one.

[razorblade42069]

How are fried bananas traditionally prepared in Venezuela? I remember having them there with black beans, rice & shredded pork.

[05pinky]

@razorblade42069 . yup yup black beans and rice  but oxtail

[1400deadwood]

Good recipe for platanos. I prefer to cut them a little thicker and use salt/pepper/garlic powder. Dip them in Italian salad dressing + touch of ketchup, and bingo!

And yes, for those who have not eaten these before, it would be best if you use more ripened platanos. They are naturally sweet and have more flavor.

Enjoy!

[TheISLANDGURL23]

wow american always try to do their own..in haiti we dnt do all that and its really good..he adds like so much flavor for on plantain lol

[crazyasslatino]

like my dad says (hes cuban) its too green, but i like mines sweet and soft (platanos maduros)

[05pinky]

@crazyasslatino . yup too green in costa rica as well these americans jus dont know what a shame

[hisboo911]

i like to fry mine yellow, lightly brown and crispy on the outside (seasoned w/ salt), and soft and yellow on the inside (with the salt bringing out the natural sweetness of the plantain).

[crazyasslatino]

mmmmmmm

[jesse79ca]

He should cut the ends off first before cutting along th vein. the peel will come off easier

[MetroStyleGods]

yeerrppp

[RandyD4]

They're too green.

[MetroStyleGods]

they are the tostones, platano maduro is the ripe sweet one

[oolibrice]

lol are you for real. my mother is a cook and there is a better way to cut the pill off.. im going to put it on my channel maybe tomorrow lol. please soak it in salt water and or even garlic water first comes out better that way

[bwoodsfinest]

you should put them in a seasoned water before you fry it the secong time and that dip gptta go!!!take it from a west indian thats not the way to do it...

[ryalovely41]

Right... That's how mine are done!!

[1981footboy]

I know that's right. My mama is from the west indias and it ain't how it's done.

[kseke25]

I agree with u, food, and clari. He don't need to dress them up so much. It taste much better when you just sit them for a while and salted water and fry em, then press em and fry em again. Simple is better! You don't need to do all that crap!

[1981footboy]

I agree withyou. My mom does that with her's and its goood.

[miel001]

agreed!

[latindragonxjc]

lol he doesn't know how to peel platanos. Good try, my mother would kick him out the kitchen.

[miel001]

LMAO! Some people! Geeeeze!

Blessings, M

[maba7x]

You mean platano macho. Platano is spanish for banana and Guy is cooking plaintains.

[latindragonxjc]

In what country does "platano" mean banana or guineo?

[MetroStyleGods]

colombians call banana= banano..

dominicans call banana = guineo

[tudulcita]

lol!

[miel001]

why not wait until the darn banana is yellow? Geezzzze!

[dancenijas]

i know right. idk wut pple's fixation w/ green plantains is abt.

[RicePudden]

Its not a banana its a plaintian. And they don't turn yellow they turn dark when they ripe. Google Plaintain. Learn it, then when you speak your educated on the subject:)

[miel001]

I've been eating FRIED BANANAS since I was TWO!

and it you want to get technical as far as 'how to say a thing' read what you wrote and find the missing comma. Then you too will be educated on a subject!

[RicePudden]

Theres is a difference in a typo and not being educated on a subject:) *It's* Is that better.

[miel001]

I see punctuation is not your forte.

You shouldn't go around telling people how things are describe if you really don't know, or you just have 'some idea' as to the subject. You look like a regular American white girl. How could you possibly know how Caribbean people describe their food?

[RicePudden]

I really don't mean to be rude, But i didn't go around to you calling out racist comments, i didn't once even think of your color of your skin. I pride myself on not being rasist like most of the people around here that i know. And i know i don't look it but im grandpa was from puerto rico thats on my mothers side. I take my looks from my father. and i have lived in alabama my entire life. I cannot help i was born her. Its where my grandpa settled here.

[RicePudden]

I am pround on my background. The only reason i called out the plaintian thing is my grandfather just past. And he use to make them all ther time, but i wil not go into that anymore cause i'll be here all day so Yeah. Peace.

[tisherbug27]

You are extremely rude. Hush up and watch the video. And stop judging people you don't even know based on what you think they look like.

[Chameleam]

omg yum!

[clrmehum]

We call them plantains in Trinidad and Tobago and let them ripen before we cook them either we fry them or boil them. So for those of you who don't do fry you can boil them but they should be ripe. They are bright yellow inside and go from green to yellow to black when very ripe on the outside.

[oolibrice]

@clrmehum well you can boil them if they are green

[jamlington]

These are called tostones. I've never made them myself but they are big in Dominican Republic.

[clariffic1]

How could he mess up platinos? He made something savory into fastfood! Blech! >^P

Everyone knows if you soak them over night in water (your garlic and whateva else)it is much, much better.

This is gross looking... They need a Borinqua to show this idiot how to respect, yo!

[kseke25]

i don't mind the dip but the rest of this stuff he's doing is nasty.

[1981footboy]

I agree. My mom is Jamacian and she soaks her's in water(salt water).

[food5thought]

They taste better if you dip the plantains in water before frying the second time :-)