FRIED PLANTAIN RECIPE WITH SWEET 'N HOT SAUCE

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Try our recipe for Fried Plantain Recipe with Sweet 'n Hot Sauce. Tasty cream cheese sauce made with bananas, peppers and nutmeg tops golden-brown plantains.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 25m

Yield Makes 18 servings, 2 plantain slices and 2 tsp. dip each.

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Ingredients

4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 whole fresh jalapeño pepper, seeded, deveined and finely chopped
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 cups oil
4 medium green plantains (about 1-1/2 lb.), peeled, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices

Steps:

Mix cream cheese, bananas, peppers and nutmeg until well blended; set aside.
Heat oil in large heavy saucepan to 375°F. Add plantains, in batches; fry 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels; cool. Smash each plantain with the bottom of heavy pan or with a rolling pin. Return plantain slices to the hot oil; fry an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Serve with the cream cheese sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 25 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0.9911 g