When are plantain ready to eat?

Question

I bought some plantain. When I was at the market, I saw some with brown skin, but I bought the ones with yellow skin because I thought they are just like banana and should be eaten when it's yellow. But when I got home and ate a raw one, it doesn't taste good, than I found out that this type of banana are meant to be cooked. Should I wait for the skin to turn brown, will it be more sweet?

Answer 1

My suggestion is to take the plantains and put them away in the cupboard or a drawer. The peel will begin to turn dark and they will start to soften. The darker the peel, the sweeter they will be when you eat them. I like mine to be totally black.

Remove the peel and slice them in a diagnal cut. You will then heat some vegetable or corn oil in a frying pan. When the oil is hot, put your banana slices in. About medium heat so they cook through. They are ready when they have browned on both sides.

Answer 2

Depends on what ur trying to cook. Like if you are eating them as a dessert  (frying them in a skillet) they need to be black/brown...because they are really sweet.  If you are cooking them as a starch...you can used them like you would a potato ...then they should be green (or just not black bc.they are softer then as well).

Answer 3

mm yummy plantains are so yummy,yummy in my tummy:)

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Answer 4

They need to be very brown before they are ripe. And they are not sweet they are used and taste more like a potato, very starchy