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Give my Mexican father a plantain, and in return, you\u2019ll probably get a pastel\u00f3n, tostones, or a sweet caramelized treat called maduros\u2014all Puerto Rican dishes that proudly remind him of his New York City upbringing. So after trying Trader Joe\u2019s Sweet Ripe Plantains, I\u2019m not sure how to break the news to him: they taste like homemade.\n<\/p>\n
My father prefers to walk to the Latin market around the corner to pick out his own plantains\u2014even if that means coming home with a green bunch and then waiting a week for them to ripen to a yellowish-black hue before he can fry them to golden brown and caramelized glory.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n As for me, I\u2019ll gladly take a shortcut if the results are just as good. And Trader Joe\u2019s frozen plantains most definitely are. Having tasted many versions\u2014including my father\u2019s Puerto Rican maduros, Columbian tajadas, and even West African dodos\u2014I feel qualified to make this claim. Not only are they made in Central America from perfectly ripened, super sweet plantains, but they\u2019re also sliced diagonally like the ones my dad makes\u2014two arguments I can use to defend myself in the event that my father (or anyone else) calls me a traitor.\n<\/p>\n Simply Recipes \/ Trader Joes<\/p>\n <\/span> <\/p>\n Because I\u2019m almost always on kitchen clean-up duty in my home, I don\u2019t usually look forward to making anything that requires frying. Just imagining splattered oil all over my stove and backsplash is enough to make me loyal to the frozen find\u2014they come already fried and ready to eat. That means that instead of filling a pan with an inch of oil to achieve the signature tender and caramelized finish, a splash of oil is all that\u2019s required. They can even be heated in an air fryer\u2014an option that\u2019s faster, less messy, and just as good.\n<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve never tried maduros and are wondering what to serve them with, I have a few ideas, beginning with my favorite: black beans and white rice\u2014the savory-sweet mashup is truly delicious. They\u2019re also great enjoyed as a snack (pro tip: sprinkle them with sea salt as soon as they come off the heat), topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or served for breakfast alongside huevos Motule\u00f1os\u2014a specialty from the Mexican state of Yucat\u00e1n where the cuisine is highly influenced by neighboring Caribbean countries.\n<\/p>\n Other than telling my father I\u2019ve found a swap that tastes as good as his, the only thing I\u2019m worried about is that they keep selling out at my local Trader Joe\u2019s. Don\u2019t say I didn\u2019t warn you.\n<\/p>\n To learn more about our approach to product recommendations, see HERE.<\/em><\/sub>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n #Trader #Joes #Freezer #Find #Good #Tastes #Homemade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Give my Mexican father a plantain, and in return, you\u2019ll probably get a pastel\u00f3n, tostones, or a sweet caramelized treat called maduros\u2014all Puerto Rican dishes that proudly remind him of his New York City upbringing. So after trying Trader Joe\u2019s Sweet Ripe Plantains, I\u2019m not sure how to break the news to him: they taste […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[87,52,313,418,133,417,157],"class_list":["post-441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","tag-find","tag-freezer","tag-good","tag-homemade","tag-joes","tag-tastes","tag-trader"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} Why I Love Trader Joe’s Sweet Ripe Plantains <\/span> <\/h2>\n
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