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 ...

Google is not your friend when searching for "authentic" plantain recipes and reliable information. But your retired Spanish-teacher mom and Colombian exchange sister definitely rank at the top of the ...

I love these fried sweet plantains topped with quick-pickled red onions. And when I say quick pickled, I mean the quickest technique: just a brief marinade in a few shakes of vinegar and a pinch of ...

There are many ways to feed appetites on Thanksgiving. The basics are the turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, string bean casseroles, and gravy. However, if the weather has put a chill ...

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I will show you how to eat plantains. This easy baked plantain recipe is one way ...

When out walking in Kaneshie, the town in Ghana where my grandmother lives, in the hot dusk of the evening among the clatter and chaos of life, amid the sound of tro-tro (share taxi) drivers shouting ...