Cooking Green bananas or Plantains without frying, similar to potatoes (meal, curry)

[jonbenson]

Green bananas plantains have not developed sugar yet so when they are cooked the resemble potato but not as mealy and they are quite good you will be surprised if the seasoning is good
There will be no deep frying necessary

The hardest part may be removing the skin of the green banana or green plantain which like to stick.
Cut off both end tips
Now hold a small knife so that only a small bit of the tip is sticking out between your thumb and forefinger approximately the depth of the skin, then cut along lengthwise
On a plantain this will be into on of the protruding rips of the skin.
Then you start working the knife upside-down using dull part back and forth sideways to open up the crevice a bit, put down the knife and use the thumbs to start working the skin off.
Sometimes it's hard sometimes it's not so hard. If some skin remains stuck just cut it off.
Handle the knife safely
Some youtube videos show "how to peel a green plantain"

- cut into slices

- steam 15 minutes (if it's a steel steamier dab a bit of paper towel with oil and apply the oil lightly coating the bottom of steamer so the slices won't stick (essential)
(alternate cooking method -boil)

as the slices are cooking in a covered pot with the steaming bed
sauté in a pan some>

chopped onions, scallions, shallots or leeks

minced garlic

chopped red or green bell pepper,

salt, black pepper, red pepper, (curry powder optional) (or thyme/oregano optional)

taste a green banana or plantain slice for doneness (they don't cook quickly)
if it's done dump them into the sautée and mix it around while cooking for a few minutes more

[jonbenson]

(move thread to recipes, if possible, thanks)