Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 ripe plantains, peeled and cut diagonally into 1 inch slices
1/2 lemons, juice of
salt
Directions:
In a large skillet, melt the butter with the olive oil over medium heat; add the plantain slices and fry for about 4 minutes on each side, moving the slices with a spatula occasionally to prevent sticking.
Remove the plantains from the skillet with a slotted spoon and let drain on paper towels.
Transfer to a large, warm serving platter, sprinkle with lemon juice and salt and serve warm.
*unripeplantains are green and hard, as they ripen they turn yellow and then get mottled with dark spots; Ripe plantains are sweet and soft and are brownish-black in color and resemble overripe bananas; To ripen a plantain, keep them in a warm place until they turn yellow, then brownish-black.
Servings: 4-6
Time preparation: 10 min.
Time total: 20 min.