YUM! Best word I can think of to describe plantains is yum. Plantains are super easy to fix and super popular in the Caribbean or even South Florida. For those of you that have never tried a plantain let me give you a brief description. They look like a banana, but are larger, and harder to peel. Oh! And you don't eat them raw, you cook them first. They have stages to ripeness, but I won't bore you with all those here since the most flavorful stage in my opinion is when the skins have turned almost black, that means the plantains are fully ripe, and very aromatic and sweet. You can cook plantains many different ways, but I like mine best fried and served hot.
Ripe Plantains (peel and slice like you would a banana about 1 inch thick)
Vegetable oil or butter (enough to coat the bottom of the pan)
Over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil or melt butter and place plantains in a single layer the pan (don't crowd the pan you will do multiple batches)
Cook about 2-3 minutes on each side until they are a caramelized brown color
Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain any grease
Serve hot
How easy can that be. Serve as a side dish.
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