Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plantains hung up in a market. - Pernandi Imanuddin/Shutterstock "If the plantains are fully ripened, I recommend deep frying them ...

When I was a kid, my only exposure to plantains came when my dad thinly sliced and fried up a batch of green ones to make homemade plantain chips. They were rough-hewn: mostly crisp but still a little ...

Starches — legumes, tubers, grains, to name a few — strike a delicate balance between firm and plump and, well, dried-out or mealy when cooked. One starch, though, is sturdy enough to withstand a ...