[Recipe + Video] Plátanos al Caldero (Dominican Caramelized Ripe Plantains)
Plátanos al Caldero - Recipe & Video (Caramelized Ripe Plantains): not a dessert. You heard right. It's a side dish that pleases our taste for mixing sweet and savory. A dish that will make you weak in the knees.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 301kcal
Ingredients
- 2 plantain (very ripe) (see notes)
- 4 cinnamon stick
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons golden rum (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Peel the plantains and cut into halves.
- Stick the cinnamon into the plantains.
- In a skillet heat the oil over medium heat, add the plantains and fry and rotate until golden brown all around.
- In a separate container mix water, sugar, rum, and salt.
- Pour this mix into the frying pan (careful with splatters!).
- Lower the heat and cook and rotate until the liquid turn into syrup left and ⅔ has evaporated.
- Serve immediately.
Video
Notes
Your plantains MUST be very ripe for this to work. The peel should be almost black and the plantain a bit mushy when you squeeze it.
Don't eat the cinnamon sticks, pull them out prior to serving, or just eat around them.
Nutrition
Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 458mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 1010IU | Vitamin C: 16.5mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.6mg