Once plantains are ripened (they will get soft and dark brown in color - the ripening process can take days or weeks once you buy the green plantain), remove the peel as you would a banana.
Slice the plantain diagonally in about .5 inch sections. Drop these pieces into fry-temperature vegetable oil in a cast iron pan until the brown and caramelized on each size. The caramelized plantains have a really nice sweet flavor that goes great with a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk or butter pecan ice cream (pictures below).
Pedro and I served this dessert to celebrate Mother's Day with my mama in Morgantown 2014.
Sounds good!
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