Growing up in the Caribbean islands, I love me a nice crunchy bag of perfectly salted plantain chips. Did you know that you can make your own plantains chips at home? You only need 3 ingredients – green plantains, sea salt, and coconut oil.
Green Plantains are unripe, starchy, and firm which makes them perfect for frying up as chips. You can find green plantains in grocery stores with the fresh produce.
Each green plantains yields around 34-36 chips. I fry up 3-4 plantains at a time because these are simply addictive.
Plantain Chips
Ingredients
Method
- Peel the green plantains by slicing an opening in the green skin and remove the outer green peel. Discard the peels.
- Slice the green plantains thinly using a knife. To ensure that each chips cooks evenly make sure is slice is the same thickness as best as you can. Do not stress this part, simply fry the thicker ones longer in the oil.
- Heat a frying pan with coconut oil on medium heat. Add the sliced plantains to the oil, fry for 2-4 minutes. I like my chips crunchy, so I fry mines longer.
- Remove the chips from the oil using a slotted spoon and place them on a plate lined with a brown bag. Sprinkle with sea salt. Enjoy while warm.
Let me know in the comments what you what you will be eating these plantain chips with. As for myself, I love a good slice of avocado, guacamole, or a nice refreshing tomato salsa.
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FAQ`S
Your local grocery store in the fresh produce section or any international grocery store.
Lather your hands with coconut oil before peeling the green plantains.
This is a personal preference. Read my article here.
In an airtight container.
Sure, drop your questions in the comments and I will add it to the FAQ list.
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