Plantain Gratin – Figue Vert – Green Banana Gratin

Plantain Gratin – Figue Vert – Green Banana Gratin

  • Prep Time: 0 mins
  • Total Time: 0 mins
  • Servings: 6
  • About This Recipe

    “This is one of my adopted recipes.I love plaintains!It looks like a dish my family and I would enjoy, so I hope to make it and edit it in the future.”

    Ingredients

  • 3lbsgreen plantains, or other green bananas, peeled
  • salt
  • 2cupschicken stock
  • ground nutmeg
  • 2tablespoonsbutter
  • 1pinchcinnamon
  • 1smallonion, chopped
  • 1cupgrated cheddar cheese
  • 1cup light cream or 1cupmilk
  • 1/2 cupfresh breadcrumb
  • 2eggs, beaten
  • Directions

  • (Grated Gruyere cheese can be used instead of cheddar cheese.)
  • Place bananas in saucepan and add just enough chicken stock to cover.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until bananas are tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Using a potato masher, mash until smooth (chicken stock will be absorbed).
  • Let cool slightly.
  • Meanwhile, heat butter in a small frypan and saute onions until tender.
  • Add the onions, cream, beaten eggs to cooked bananas until combined; season with salt, nutmeg and cinnamon to taste.
  • Mixture will be quite moist.
  • Place banana mixture in a buttered shallow baking dish.
  • Combine cheese with bread crumbs; sprinkle over top.
  • Bake at 350 for 35 – 40 minutes or until top is golden.
  • Reviews

  • “I made this today.It reminds me of the flavor of Turkey stuffing, I would not make this again, but I will finish what I made.”

  • “Excellent!Definitely different.I accidentally put cheese in with the plantains, but I don’t mind that in the slightest.Double the cheese can’t hurt too many recipes I know of.It turned out moist, flavorful, attractive, and interesting.I would add some fresh parsley next time but the recipe as is is quite good.”

  • “Wonderful…my family had with cuban steak and black beans and rice”

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