Plantain Gratin Figue Vert Green Banana Gratin Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Place the plantains in a baking dish, and drizzle them with the vegetable oil, and season with salt to taste.
• Broil the plantains for 5 to 7 minutes, or until they are slightly caramelized. Sprinkle the cheese and green onions over the plantains and continue broiling for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the cheese melts.
• Transfer the plantains to a serving dish and garnish with the Pickled Topping and fresh cilantro leaves.
• In a small pot, bring the white wine vinegar, water and cinnamon stick to a boil. Add in the shallot, jalapenos, and sugar, and then remove the pot from the heat. Adjust the seasonings with salt, if desired, and let the mixture set for 10 minutes.
• Discard the cinnamon stick, and strain the liquid, reserving the pickled shallots, and jalapenos for the Plantain Gratin.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the juice of 1/2 of lime, sweet chili sauce, mustard, horseradish and vinegar. Set aside.
• Heat 1/2-inch of oil in 12-inch heavy pan.
• Cut plantain on diagonal into 1-inch thick pieces, remove peel.
• When oil is hot, add the plantains and fry 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, drain again on a 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.