How To Cook Plantains At Every Stage of Ripeness | Yewande Komolafe | NYT Cooking

[@guilhermealbero1]

THIS IS IT! This is the culinary channel I've been looking for for a while. Informative videos, good pacing, great recipes, and the most important, charismatic hosts. Gosh, I missed this kind of entertainment in my life. Thank you!

[@elisabeths34]

Try SortedFood aswell. One of my favourite channels

[@NoreenGivenKitchen]

I made some really delicious Plantains with fish sauce and it was the best serving them with any sauce adds the flavour, I added the recipes in my link kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXrJeqCee5aFmas Try visiting to learn something new❤

[@delirium129]

Oh, wow! I'm from Panama so I grew up eating plantains: tostones (we call them patacones), maduros (we call them tajadas), and plátanos en tentación (when they're super ripe, we slice them lengthwise, fry them in butter, cover them with sugar and cinnamon, and bake them in the oven). We also throw green plantain chunks into sancocho, and make other stuff I can't remember right now. TL;DR: plantains are in my blood. And still, STILL, I didn't know I could cook them in such innovative ways! Thank you, Yewande, for the great recipes and for showing us a bit of Nigerian culture! 😋💜

[@ForsakenText]

Yewande has quickly become one of my favorites! I tried her shrimp and corn fritters and they were amazing. The kids got 3rds. I will have to try these recipes as well. More of her please 😁

[@cpp8227]

What a wonderful, informative video on plantains! More Yewande please!

[@ArgentinaCook]

I made the plantain bean 🫘 salad it was insane! Zero left overs! My teenage boys devoured it! Yum!!! I peeled and cut plantains before roasting and I also chopped scallions prior to broiling - much easier!

[@user-kn2yk2qt9r]

I'm only upset that in my entire adulthood, I've never made African food or knew where to start. This is the year that's changing. I love "whole foods" recipes. As in, using unprocessed natural ingredients. So much catching up to do, thank you for sharing your food and hertiage with us!

[@emmakeegs6766]

the beans and caramelized plantains look so GOOD

[@Nurix21]

For me plantains are for Dominicans what potatoes/sweet potatoes are for US citizens. You can boil them, fried them, put them in stews/soups, stuffed them, baked them and pair them with anything! Plus shepherds pie with ripe plantain + cinnamon & cloves is just out of this world! Haha I love plantains too!

[@sseraphim2818]

Do you realize plantains are an important staple to other countries other than the Dominican Republic?

[@Nurix21]

@@sseraphim2818 I know but I am Dominican. Just talking from my experience. Sorry if that came up wrong.

[@sseraphim2818]

@@Nurix21 No worries. I'm sorry if my reply was hostile. I've just come across a lot of people who don't realize that plantains aren't centralized to one place in the Caribbean.

[@xyz7981]

@@sseraphim2818 Plantains origins are in Southeast Asia, so they are a staple in the cuisine of those countries as well.

[@kaemincha]

Oh, wow, this comparison gives me a lot of ideas! Such delicious foods, whether they are sweet or savory, it all works!

[@mikeyd946]

Its like a Shakshuka! Looks fabulous!

[@alieninthecaribbean]

When they are nice and ripe (black skin outside) I like to slice them, roll them in a coating of cornmeal, salt, pepper, and fry them crispy on the outside. Sweet, savory and spicy.

[@ms.beagle]

Wonderful cooking with you tonight!!! Loooove the Plantains w Jammy Tomato & egg !!

[@vampireadjacent]

more yewande recipes please! obsessed with that first recipe. gonna make that for breakfast

[@mirdeia]

Dang, I've saved so many of Yewande's videos. She has so many good recipes!

[@zievdk]

Looks amazing. I love making shakshuka, and the first recipe is basically a plantain shakshuka!

[@rachelleeddins9010]

Ziev, while I was watching the video, I also thought of Shakshuka 😊

[@thenewbaguette]

Wow, all three of these are amazing! I cook with plantains all the time - mostly roasting and frying - but never thought to use them this way. Can't wait to try the bean salad especially!

[@user-yk2gr8ep4i]

I need green plantain peeling asmr, that was such a good sound!

[@CarbonPhysics]

My new favorite cook! Thank you so much for this lesson.

[@estilobyelizabeth]

I LOVE all of these ideas and can't wait to make them! I grew up eating plantains as tostones, maduros or in soups and am so excited to explore different ways to cook and eat them. Literally drooling.

[@WellandTasty85]

Such unique recipes. Love watching Yewande

[@christhevoicewriter]

I love plantains. Grew up eating them in different dishes for any time of the day. A staple in Salvadodan cooking.

[@SavidgeKitchen]

Love listening to Yewande! More please :)

[@ed4165]

I watched this the other day and forgot to comment- I was able to send this to my mother in law and also take notes for myself! Thank you for this neat guide

[@monicamorrison2282]

Definitely plan to try the Caramelized Plantains with Beans, Scallions, and Lemon.

[@emilymcglynn]

I love plantains but I never have any confidence cooking them at home because I'm never sure if they're at the right stage, this video helped a lot!

[@danglienna6123]

Well done cooking show. Very personal and professional. I will try these unusual and delicious sounding recipes. Thanks.

[@analunavelarde]

That first recipe looks amazing! I´m going to make it for lunch today update: it was delicious

[@jska731]

What a great video - informative and inspiring. Never cooked with plantains in my life. Not only do I feel ready to do it now, but I am really looking forward to it as well.

[@sunskyemist]

Very informative and enjoyable. Plantains are unknown territory for me, but I've been curious about using them because they're healthy and other people seem to love them so much. Yewande's explanation about the different ripeness and preparing them based on those stages was very helpful ... and chill. Suggestions about making the dishes vegan were also appreciated.

[@suzannemcclure7412]

Thank you for nice, clear instructions & your friendly presentation. Can't wait to get started. Mahalo from the Big Island of Hawaii.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

Big fan of plantains here. I like learning new recipes. All these look delicious!

[@davidbecerra9310]

Wow! poking holes in the pepper and using it like a tea infuser… never seen that technique before. Great video!

[@debradavitt5457]

My first home cooked plantain x finally found them in m&s ❤️🙏🏻can't wait til the green goes n yellow will be what I require

[@cindyjimenez7337]

Just tried the 1st recipe. Simple, yet delicious!

[@jeffchow6722]

thank you Yewande! I have always wanted to try cooking with Plantain and this really motivated me to try these recipes out! Thanks!!

[@lukesmith8219]

I love everything NYT cooking puts out. This is great!

[@something00witty]

This was so interesting and informative! Great video.

[@mikecurato5431]

The fritters were sooooo good

[@crudarudaaguda]

great video! i love this format of intro to a not very well known ingredient in western cuisine

[@Mrceci12]

Love this! Being from South America I love plantains and is always nice learning new recipes.

[@ArtU4All]

This is very inspiring and demystifying. I ate delicious firmish pieces of “banana” in some dish years ago. Turned out it was a plantain. I will try some and I am saving this episode ☀️😁 Thank you!!!!

[@mythcrab6047]

I made the fritters today and they were amazing!

[@O2life]

This is fabulous! Just the kind of tips and types of recipes I look for! The dishes are making my mouth water. I will absolutely try them all. Can't wait to see more from Yewande Komolafe!

[@_adamasesay]

Love all of Yewande's videos but this is by far my favourite rite! I'll definitely trying out the plantain and cornmeal fritters!

[@rebeccabrandt2505]

Thank you for the plantain primer! So helpful. I made your vegetable maafe last week!

[@zackaryzhelyeznov]

Great episode. Very handy and non-fussy tips

[@VocallyYours3]

Gotta love it!!

[@nathanbenton2051]

so many good vibes here. hope everyone's doin' OK

[@gigi4809]

I grew up eating plantains and they are my favorite! I love these recipes and plan on trying them hopefully soon!!! ♥️

[@jean-francoisdaignault9612]

Mmmm awesome recipes! Eager to try them out. Thanks!!

[@DanaBrown1984]

Beautiful food!!!

[@TealCheetah]

This all looks so good!

[@joesmoe8983]

Thank you, I tried the first recipe this morning, it was really good!!

[@carolynramirez2997]

Love plantains!

[@hananurra6122]

All those three dishes looks amazing. I want to try it out but plantains kinda hard to find in my areas. But it definitely give me some ideas to other starchy ingredient.

[@xyz7981]

You can also use unripe or underripe regular bananas, adjusting cooking time.

[@hananurra6122]

@@xyz7981 Really?

[@bestnarryever]

Oh my god that roasted/baked scallion got me salivating, why had I never thought of this?!? Haha

[@Acmckenney]

I made the first two recipes this week and they were wonderful!!

[@davida9271]

Very excited to do these recipes

[@maireisenegger1]

Thank you so much for this video! So helpful!

[@sibimathen1451]

Plantains or Ethapazham are a staple in southern India as well (especially the state of Kerala). From steamed Ethapazham for breakfast to Pazham pori or Ethakka appam/Fritter, where the pieces are dipped in flour and deep-fried usually eaten as a snack in the evening. The raw ones are used in for making Kerala dishes like ‘thoran, olan, avial, erisseri’. The most popular snack is Banana chips or crisps. 1000s of miles apart but its popular in so many places!

[@genevievegates5207]

I loved this video!!! Thank you for this education ⭐️💫

[@arshbehal6312]

She is amazing.

[@lookup7055]

I grew up eating them when they’re yellow raw 😋

[@bookish.calirican]

I want tostones now lol. thank you for showing such interesting ways to make plantains! i grew up eating them but hadn't seen these preparations before

[@brothyr]

sliced long-way and pan fried with a little salt. Ive made it this way and 100% intended to have them at some other time... but I ate it all right after.

[@bhatkrishnakishor]

It's just like, "nendran banana" found in Kerala, India. We make lots of dishes with the plantain, banana chips are the most popular.

[@eduardorios1059]

For the green platain always hit it with the flat side of a chef's knive. The skin comes off way easier.

[@cookiea1728]

Look so yummy

[@ivanm.5481]

Awesome video

[@Cheskaz]

Great video!

[@fxncis]

I am making all of these!

[@Kat-gt7nj]

YUMO!!!

[@thihaphuong3210]

Delicious bro

[@kaemincha]

love this!!! hope i can buy some near me

[@katies4272]

Fantastic video! Yewande is so knowledgeable, and I was really inspired by all the different flavor pairings she made with the plantains. Just one thing: the captions in the first recipe say "olive oil", but Yewande said "oil" and the oil was clear, so I'm thinking it was canola oil or something similar?

[@kateharris7785]

I think that small amounts being poured wouldn't show the colour of the oil in larger amounts. I think it's probably just a light olive oil. Another oil would work though - in West African cooking it might be palm oil or peanut oil.

[@poorni28489]

Wow❤️

[@ashleyp.439]

The ending lol !

[@MathieuBoudreauPhD]

Anyone know where you can by that spoon she shows at the start of the video?

[@buckybawllz6233]

Very informative I missed the measurements tho. "I hate plantains" excellent 😂

[@ArtU4All]

They usually do NOT give measurements on the video. They refer you to their website 😉

[@buckybawllz6233]

@@ArtU4All oh she has a website or NYT wants to use her to get us to their site

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

@@buckybawllz6233 The recipe is always linked in the description box below the video.

[@ArtU4All]

@@buckybawllz6233 Right I believe, NYT has a subscription type deal for actual recipes. What I see in these videos is enough for me to make it right. 😎🙏🌿

[@hktrill1990]

🔥🔥🔥

[@leonb.3329]

It was very informative and nice BUT my question is: Why is she holding the potato masher like that?!? -> 11:22 😂 I’ve never in my life seen some one holding it like that 🤣

[@beatpirate8]

Omg I keep buying it wrong! Yes to this video! Haaaalllppp

[@Legacy_125]

What is your spoons name? I have a fork named Rosy. Lol

[@jillrutabaga9056]

Do you really hate plantains?!! Lol!!! Anyway. I always wondered how people ate scotch bonnet peppers so I’m relieved to see that this is how you can add the flavor without having to “eat scotch bonnets”!!!

[@elizabethhamilton1448]

I wondered if she hated them also. Because earlier she said she loved them.

[@manuel1702ful]

You can actually eat them raw, the ones that look kinda black and the ones before that. I eat them all the time. Also, the "tostones" we call them patacones, and after they are fried and smashed, we pass them through water with garlic and salt, and anything you want really, and then fry.

[@makanaki513]

No tummy ache?

[@ieishaclarke4830]

Please say mountain Looks like great dishes tho

[@KatyaOrlova-jp1gy]

stupid question but can you use bananas instead of plantanes?

[@abhiramivelu8225]

Are plantains rich in iron

[@ash_17406]

Is there a single West Indian who doesn't HATE the way Americans say plaintain?!

[@mini8465]

You can definitely eat ripe plantains raw (far from biting into a potato). Just like you eat a ripe banana. These recipes are an awesome way to enjoy them too!

[@thenieljohnson7752]

Actually my sister eats em raw when they're almost black ripe

[@ohthechitchat]

umm.... ick.

[@O2life]

@@ohthechitchat umm.... rude.

[@Gayoinion]

I wish she was my mom so she could cook for me

[@orlando2949]

Like the recipes and the ideas. However, it is not “Plan- tains” do you say “mount- ain” or “fount ain”. Say mountain or fountain the same way you say plantain.

[@annmariebusu9924]

Fyi there are people in that eat ripe plantain raw including my sister 😂.

[@selenamoreno7689]

For those who don't know.....a scotch bonnet is the same thing as a habanero

[@Andersonable]

It’s plan “tin” not plan “taynes”

[@Awesumpye25]

I want sohla and that’s it. Idk who you are

[@elizabethm362]

Plantains are a hot girl food

[@MsM-ld7hh]

ITS PLANTIN NOT PLATINS WTF??!?

[@binnis99]

Her pronunciation of plantain is like daggers to my ears. 😖 Plantain rhymes with captain, mountain, abd fountain.