Plátanos Maduros Fritos [Video+Recipe] Fried Sweet Plantains

Learn how to make fried sweet plantains (platanos maduros fritos) a dish beloved by everyone. It's our easiest sweet plantain recipe and is usually served as a side dish.

Course Lunch

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword frito maduro, how do you make platanos, how to make sweet plantains dominican style, maduritos, maduro food, sweet fried plantains

Prep Time 3

Cook Time 5

Total Time 8

Servings porciones

Calories 122kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

2 plantain (ripe, yellow)
½ cup oil for frying

Instructions

1. Cut the plantains

Peel the plantains (how to peel a plantain) with a paring knife and cut diagonally into ¼" inch (0.5 cm) slices.

2. Frying

Heat the oil over medium heat (450 ºF [225 ºC]).
Deep fry the plantains in small batches, lowering them into the oil with a slotted spoon. Turn halfway until both sides are golden brown.

3. Serving

Remove from the oil and place on a paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
Serve hot or at room temperature

Video

Notes

For this dish, we can use ripe plantains where the skin has started blackening.

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