Plantains come in three colors: the least ripe are green, the more ripe ones ... It's not easy to remove the skin, which clings tightly to the hard pulp. To peel a plantain, you should cut off ...

Plantains are cooked green, semi-ripe or fully-ripe. Treat them like a starchy vegetable and use in savoury or sweet dishes. Before cooking, peel by top and tailing the fruit, then cut along the ...