another quick and easy recipe to use up our leftover plantains.
we spent last weekend at various sf pride events with friends. on sunday, rita had a lovely black bean and plantain pupusa from a street fair vendor, and this is inspired by that.
black bean and plantain lunch
serves 2
*1 can black beans (we used trader joe's caribbean style, which have some peppers and garlic mixed in. if you use plain, you can add 2-3 cloves minced and sauteed garlic)
*1/2 a plantain, sliced into medium-thick pieces
*vegetable or peanut oil, for frying
*about 1/2 cup corn kernels
*about 1/4 to 1/2 cup grated cheddar or pepper jack cheese
1. heat up about 1 inch of oil in a pan. add plantains and fry, flipping over once, until light brown on each side.
2. drain black beans and heat up in a pot. add corn. stir occasionally and cook until hot, about 3 minutes.
3. mix plantains in with beans, put on two plates, and sprinkle cheese over each serving.
we served ours over whole wheat pitas, because that's what we had. tortillas would be more authentic. or you could make your own pupusas to top with these ingredients.
9 comments:
I love plantains and black beans. What a great combo. I agree, this would be great on tortilla chips.
I am embarassed to say that Ive never tried a plantain before! They look great!
We had this wonderful Salvadoran restaurant in A2, which closed, but they had a dish very similar to this - served with pupusas, of course! Delicious!
A fantastic combo - black beans and plantains!! My friends went to SF pride also a few weekends ago, and our little Boston pride here doesn't even come close to SF's!!
mmmmm sounds like a delicious combo if you ask me! i just had a delicious mashed potato plantain dish the other day. so good!
those sound so good! i lovvve tj's carribean style black beans..good choice!! :)
I love plantains and black beans together - sounds fabulous!
love black beans & plantains!! sounds delicious :)
This pupusa sounds delicious. Black beans with plantains... covered in cheese... hmmm.
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