'Most Common Food' Recipes and Food

Most Common Food

Recipes and Food from Panama.

MsBeth2U from Deep South, Ga (Contact Member) -

Panama is considered the "crossroad of the worlds". You can find about any kind of food in Panama. The plantain vegetable is a really typical Panamanian food. You can find plantains on the street corner and in every restaurant.

I cook plantains from time to when I make Jerk Chicken. Here is the two recipes that I used and they came out very good.

This is just the basic fried version:

Patacones (Fried Green Plantain)

3 green plantains

1 teaspoon salt

Oil

Peel plantains and cut into ½ inch slices. Fry in hot oil until golden. Place on cutting board and smash the slices with a glass bottle or rolling pin. Sprinkle with salt and return to pan to fry again. Fry until crispy. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately. Ketchup is optional! 6-8 Servings.

This is a more sweeter version for plantains.

Tentacion (Candied Plantain "Temptation")

3 large ripe plantains

1 cup sugar

1 ½ cup water

1 tablespoon oil

1 tablespoon butter or margarine

½ teaspoon vanilla

Dash of cinnamon, optional

Hit the plantains on all sides with a wooden spoon to soften. Peel and cut into 5 pieces each. In a large skillet, melt butter and oil on high heat; add plantains. Fry until brown. Combine sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and water. Reduce heat to low and pour liquid over plantains. Continue cooking until the liquid thickens, about 15 minutes. 4-5 Servings

Reply #1 Karen from Texas (Contact Member) -

Wow there are a lot of great recipes on here that include plantains! I can't wait to try this one.

Reply #2 MsBeth2U from Deep South, Ga (Contact Member) -

I think I will try the second recipe because I never had sweet plantains. The fried version of plantain seem to be most popular in my area.

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