In this unusual tropical twist on a classic bread pudding recipe, we add sweet fried plantains and a smooth caramel sauce, ...

When out walking in Kaneshie, the town in Ghana where my grandmother lives, in the hot dusk of the evening among the clatter and chaos of life, amid the sound of tro-tro (share taxi) drivers shouting ...

First things first: Decide if you need unripe or ripe plantains. If you want them to be sticky and caramelized when cooked—like maduros, which are sweet, ripe plantains fried in oil—you’ll need to buy ...

This simple starter of fried plantains quickly became the star of Adrian Forte’s menu at Sam Jordan’s modern Caribbean restaurant Lucia, which opened on Fairfax Avenue in the spring. The caramelized, ...

During the winter, we crave warm, comforting flavors. But once spring and summer come around, our taste buds scream for refreshing, flavorful meals—like this jerk chicken bowl perfect for lunch, ...

Chef Rick Martinez, a James Beard award winner, helped an NPR host recreate a beloved Ecuadorian dish his family ate during ...

Mashed, baked, roasted or fried, plantains are to many Latin and African food cultures as potatoes are to our American tables. Similar to a banana, but bigger and starchier, plantains or “cooking ...

Google is not your friend when searching for "authentic" plantain recipes and reliable information. But your retired Spanish-teacher mom and Colombian exchange sister definitely rank at the top of the ...

A bubbling pot of chicken stew with potatoes is a hearty, comforting thing. But substitute sweet plantains for the tubers, and suddenly dinner leaps from familiar and predictable to unexpected and a ...