Fried Plantains with Sweet Heat

By carolmoore509

Fried Plantains with Sweet Heat are the perfect morsels to munch on and, best of all, these spicy snacks are packed-full of Caribbean flavor. Sweet and spicy this recipe will take you straight to the islands of the Bahamas but in the comfort of your own home.

Ingredients

• 2 fresh limes
• 2 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon sweet hot mustard
• 1 teaspoon horseradish, prepared
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, natural
• canola oil, for frying
• 3 green plantains
• 1/4 cup garlic, minced
• salt and fresh cracked black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• dash cayenne pepper

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, combine the juice of ½ of lime, sweet chili sauce, mustard, horseradish, and vinegar. Set aside.

Heat ½-inch of oil in a 12-inch heavy pan
Cut plantain on diagonal into 1-inch thick pieces, remove peel.

When oil is hot, add the plantains, and fry on both sides until golden.

Drain on paper bag, and sprinkle with salt and minced garlic. With a flat bottomed, heat proof glass bowl, smash plantains evenly flat, embedding garlic into them.

Return to hot oil and fry until dark golden brown. Remove and drain again on paper bag, adding more coarse salt to taste, the red pepper flakes, the cayenne pepper and a squeeze of lime. Serve while hot with sweet heat sauce.