How do you peel plaintains and what are the best ways to cook them?
Gary T., Lincoln, NE How you peel and cook plaintains depends upon their degree of ripeness. If they are hard, green or yellow their flesh is starchy and somewhat bland, not unlike a potato. The best way to peel these hard ones is to cut them into smaller cross sections and with a knife remove each strip of skin starting at one corner and pulling slightly crosswise and down. The best way to cook these is as you would potatoes: you can boil and mash them, but they are best deep fried as you would potato chips. Semi ripe plaintains are also delicious grilled.
