Baked Ripe Plantains With Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Trim ends from plantains. Cut a lengthwise slit in each plantain. Place plantains slit-side up on roasting pan, and bake in oven until creamy and tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. Remove plantains from oven, and let them cool slightly. Leave oven on.
• Peel plantains, and cut them into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices. Place in ovenproof serving dish. Sprinkle with lime juice and chili powder, and dab with butter. Season with salt. Toss gently. Return to oven, and heat through, about 10 minutes. Serve.

Steps:

• Select very yellow ripe plantains, some black spots should be visible. Cut Ends off plantains and peel remaining shin off. It should peel almost like a banana. Slice diagonally in a slanted cut pattern about 1 inch or a little thicker. Sprinkle generous amounts of ginger, garlic and red pepper if you like some spice. Lightly sprinkle with salt. Arrange on baking sheet and bake in preheated oven at 450 degrees. Turn plantains occasionally until both sides have a nice golden top about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and serve.
• you can also use fresh ginger 1 tablespoon, 4 cloves garlic and 1 small habenero pepper and a dash salt prepared in food processor with tablespoon olive oil. Let plantains marinate in mixture for hour than arrange on cookie sheet and bake or fry in oil until golden brown.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cut tip off each end of plantains. Cut lengthwise slit through peel on one side of each plantain. Rub plantains with oil. Arrange plantains, cut sides up, in ungreased rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches.
• Bake uncovered about 35 minutes or until tender when pierced with fork. Make 1 or 2 lengthwise cuts through peel; remove peel. Serve plantains with butter and salt.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Coat a nonstick cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Cut the ends off of the plantains and peel.
• Cut each plantain on the diagonal into 1/2 inch slices.
• Arrange in single layer and coat tops with cooking spray.
• Bake, turning occasionally, for 10-15 minutes, until plantains are golden brown and very tender.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 F.
• Peel the plantains, place them on a baking sheet and rub them with butter or oil.
• Bake the plantains for 30 minutes, then turn each one and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until golden on both sides.
• Remove the plantains from the oven, made a horizontal slit on the middle of each plantain, and stuff them with the cheese slices.
• In a few minutes the cheese will have melted, serve immediately, with or without hot sauce.