"It can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even a snack. It can be as sweet as a dessert or as savory as a potato pancake; it all depends on how ripe the plantain is or isn’t." ...

Making banana bread, smoothies, and ice cream are great ways to repurpose them. However, pan-frying overripe bananas is the unexpected way to cook with bananas you need to try. The riper your ...

Make the dressing: Place all of the dressing ingredients in the bowl of a blender. Whizz until smooth. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Set aside. Peel the plantain and cut into 12–14 slices.

Remove from the heat and, using a potato masher or a fork, mash the soft plantain into the cooking liquid. Return the pan to a medium heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Add the cornmeal in a ...