Pastry chef Paola Velez coats chicken strips with a crispy coating made with ground plantain chips and panko, and serves them with yuca fries made in an air fryer.

Artisan Tropic Sea Salt Plantain Strips. In first place, also available at Whole Foods for only $4.79, we have the Artisan Tropic Sea Salt Plantain Strips, and man are they tasty.

Use a sharp knife or mandoline slicer to cut the plantains into even rounds or lengthwise strips. Aim for about 1/8-inch ...

Cut the ends off and peel the bananas. Slice the bananas lengthwise with a mandoline into 1/8-inch-thick strips. If using a large plantain, cut the plantain in half first.

In a large, heavy-bottomed pot on medium-high heat, place the oil and onions. Cook for 1 minute or until the onions are lightly caramelized. Add the red pepper, salt, and black pepper.

As plantains ripen, they turn yellow, then develop some brown spots, and eventually (really, this can take weeks) reach peak ripeness, at which point they’re very dark brown, nearly black.

Plantain chips are my favourite snack. Whether they are round crisp golden disks or broad, long thin crisp strips, every time I pop one into my mouth or bite into one, it feels new and exciting ...

Recipe: Chickpeas Escabeche With Plantain Strips A version of this article appears in print on , Page 22 of the Sunday Magazine with the headline: Sour Power: Chickpeas and plantains get a piquant ...

It is often used to fry food, mostly chicken, plantain strips, chips and pork. Fritz Pinnow. Deep-fried foods are popular and drive up the consumption of cooking oil.