Inspired by New York's Dominican food scene, last winter Margarita Rodriguez opened up Punta Cana Tropical Grill.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Plantain is a starchy variety of banana that is eaten as a starchy vegetable when unripe (green), or in sweet and savoury dishes when it is ripe and sweeter. Most are larger and slightly more ...

Boil, Cut, and Season . After you've cut the yuca into three- to four-inch pieces, cook it in a pot of boiling water until it's fork-tender, which should take 15 to 20 minutes.