On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 3:40:56 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Sep 2016 17:06:52 -0400, Gary wrote:
> >
> > > Ophelia wrote:
> > >>
> > >> "Gary" wrote in message ...
> > >>
> > >> Ophelia wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> "Gary" wrote in message ...
> > >>>
> > >>> Ophelia wrote:
> > >>> >
> > >>> > "Gary" wrote:
> > >>> > If "himself" loved what you just made, stick with it.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > ===========
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Oh I shall keep the recipe and use it again, but I just love to
> > >>> > experiment) I can't imagine having one single recipe and always just
> > >>> > using that one
> > >>>
> > >>> You should maybe try the one that adds bananas and crabmeat then.
> > >>> I love that one. :-D
> > >>>
> > >>> =============
> > >>>
> > >>> Mixed together???
> > >>
> > >> Added to the cornbread mix.
> > >>
> > >> ================
> > >>
> > >> Both at the same time or two difference mixes? Not sure I would fancy crab
> > >> and banana together )
> > >
> > > Same time...same cornbread. It's a Caribbean thing.
> >
> > It's plantains and crab, not banana and crab.
>
> It's been a long time. I suspect you're right.
>
> Also... I finally bought a plantain once just to try it a few years
> ago. I knew you had to cook them so I cut it into medalions and fried
> them in butter. What a fail and waste of time. YUK.
>
> Is there any good way to prepare them to eat just plain?

You could make pastele stew, which is a deconstructed Puerto Rican pastele. It is getting to be popular here. You won't find it on the mainland - you have to make it yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6_irWeC224