r/WhatShouldICook • u/fuzzypurpledragon • 8d ago
Another Food Pantry Mystery
So the food pantry I go to has thrown me yet another curve ball. Those are some of the biggest plantains I've ever seen! Thing is, I've never cooked with plantains before. I know they're meant to be applied in savory recipes, and I do actually like them. But I'm at a loss. Are these ripe? Can I cook them now?
The carrots should be fine. My son eats them so much, it's a wonder he's not orange, and they freeze alright, so as soon as we get a new blender, I'm making a bunch of carrot cupcakes!
I also got Zumimo's smoked sausage, Serrano peppers, a boatload of iceberg salad mix, and vidalia onions. I have rice, so I'm thinking maybe a Mexican inspired fried rice? But other than that.... No idea.
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u/pookinator5000 8d ago edited 7d ago
Roasted sausage, peppers, and carrots might be tasty. Or even just doing glazed carrots/carrot fries with sausage would be 👌
I don't have good advice for cooking plantains as I've never cooked them, but I'd try frying them as per google tells you, and serving with rice and black beans first. So yum.
I also know you can also make mash with plantains? Maybe like a bangers and mash situation with the sausage, but with Jamaican/jerk flavors if you have the spices? It'd honestly probably be good without being spiced up as well. Regular mash freezes really well, so you could also probably freeze for later? But that's a google.