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Recipes with ripe cooking plantain

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Redland Eggplants Stuffed with Cuban Picadillo and Ripe Plantain

Redland Eggplants Stuffed with Cuban Picadillo and Ripe Plantain

Roasted eggplant boats stuffed with Cuban picadillo, olives, and diced ripe plantain, topped with cheese and baked until golden. Serves 4.

1 h 20 minMedium
Ripe plantain fufú with onion and chicharrones, served in an earthenware bowl.

Mashed Ripe Plantain Fufú with Garlic and Crispy Pork Cracklings

Rustic mashed ripe plantain fufú with garlic and onion sofrito and crispy pork cracklings: a sweet-salty Cuban side dish for pork or chicken.

50 minEasy
Plate of charcoal-grilled chicken thighs accompanied by congrí rice, avocado, and fried ripe plantains.

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Cuban Mojo and Congrí

Chicken thighs marinated overnight in sour orange mojo and grilled over charcoal, served with congrí, avocado, and fried ripe plantains. A Sunday classic.

13 h 25 minMedium
Cuban Completa with congrí, picadillo a la habanera, fried ripe plantains and avocado

Cuban Completa with Congrí and Picadillo

Red bean congrí, juicy picadillo a la habanera, fried ripe plantains and fresh avocado all in one dish: the classic Cuban Completa.

1 h 45 minMedium
Cuban Completa with white rice, black beans, grilled chicken, maduros, and avocado

Cuban Completa with Grilled Chicken

Cuban Completa with white rice, separately stewed black beans, grilled chicken breast, fried maduros, and avocado.

1 h 40 minEasy
fried ripe plantain omelette

Fried Ripe Plantain Omelette

Cuban egg omelette with slices of fried ripe plantain, sweet and savory at the same time. Ready in 20 minutes for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

20 minEasy
Arroz a la Cubana

Arroz a la cubana

Molded white rice with fried egg, fried ripe plantains and tomato sauce: a delicious, quick and traditional lunch.

30 minEasy
Fried ripe plantains

Fried Ripe Plantains

Fried ripe plantains in long slices, golden and sweet: the Cuban side dish that must accompany picadillo a la habanera.

10 minEasy