Baked Sweet Plantains with Cheese ~ Platano Maduro Horneado con Queso

Ingredients:
2 ripe plantains (platano maduro) Note: The skin will be almost black.
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar or Splenda (you can also use brown sugar)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup grated cheese (I use queso duro in Costa Rica and Romano cheese in Houston)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.
Peel plantains and slice them in half, lengthwise. Then cut each slice in half. Place the 8 sections in a greased baking dish. Cut the butter and layer it on top of the plantains. Cover with the milk, sugar, butter and cinnamon. Sprinkle the cheese on top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until they are golden brown.

Platano

0

Plantain Cheese Empanadas ~ Platano Maduro Empanadas con Queso

Ingredients:
1 or 2 ripe plantains (soft usually with black skin)
1 egg
1 tablespoon sugar or Splenda (optional)
1 or 2 tablespoon flour
Grated cheese for filling (I use queso blanco in Costa Rica and Mexican melting cheese in Houston. It's the closest thing I can find to the queso blanco we have in Costa Rica. Provolone or Jarlsburg would also be good sustitutes.)

Directions:
Boil plantains in water with a pinch of salt until very soft. Drain, peek and mash the plantains while still warm. Add egg and sugar. Sprinke flour over waxed paper. Take a heaping tablespoon full of the mashed plantain and shape it into a ball. Place it in the flour and press it down in a circle about ½" thick. Add a spoonful of cheese to the center of the circle, fold it over and pinch edges together. Make sure the flour is evenly coated. When all the empanadas have been formed, fry them in hot vegetable oil until they are golden brown.

Platano

0

Baked Oriental Chicken & Grapes

Ingredients:
3 pounds fryer chicken pieces
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 cups red seedless grapes, halved.

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Arrange the chicken, skin side down, in a large shallow baking
pan. Bake for 20 minutes and remove from oven and drain off
the excess fat.

In a small bowl, combine the mustard, soy sauce, honey, and
garlic powder; brush the mixture onto the chicken. Sprinkle the
chicken with sesame seeds and bake 25 to 30 minutes longer or
until golden brown, basting once or twice during baking. Add
the grapes to the chicken and return to the oven for another 10
minutes. Pour any pan juices over the chicken before serving.

6 servings

Poultry

0