Fried Plantains Recipe (Banan peze)

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 plantain banana
• 2 cups frying oil
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper

Instructions

• 1 Start by peeling the plantain banana. Score each one lengthwise, 2 or 3 times,
  if you peel it under running water the plantains tough skin seems to come off
  easier.
• 2 In a large pan pour about 2" of frying oil. Heat oil on medium.
• 3 Place all the plantain banana pieces on a kitchen towel and make sure it is pat
  dry, then cut into 1" pieces.
• 4 To test the oil, place a wooden chopstick or the end of a wooden spoon in the
  oil, if there are quick tiny bubbles around it then its ready. Carefully place
  the pieces of plantain in the oil for about 3 minutes on each side or until a
  bit golden, using a toothpick, pierce one of the plantain bananas, if the
  toothpick goes in without resistance that is when it is ready to be removed from
  the oil.
• 5 Place the pieces on a cutting board, do not remove the oil since that will help
  in the squashing part so it doesn't stick to the plate. Put some oil on the back
  of the plate or the wooden tool used for making these bananas. Place one piece
  of banana on the board and place the plate on top, using your weight to squash
  down and flatten the banana. Repeat until you have finished.
• 6 Put each banana back into the oil and fry until golden brown, remove it from the
  oil and place on paper towels, sprinkle with salt and pepper and enjoy!

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