Baked ripe plantains with cheese

Name: Baked ripe plantains with cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 baked ripe plantains
Ingredients: 6 ripe plantains; 1-2 tbs melted butter or oil; 6 thick slices of mozzarella; Aji criollo or cilantro hot sauce

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings
6 baked ripe plantains
Course
Side Dish, Breakfast, Appetizer, Brunch
Cuisine
South American, American, Ecuadorian

Baked ripe plantains with cheese

Iris Warren

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Easy recipe for homemade baked ripe plantains stuffed with cheese.

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Ingredients

Servings

6 ripe plantains whole
1-2 tbs melted butter or oil use as little as you want
6 thick slices of mozzarella

Optional garnish:

Aji criollo or cilantro hot sauce

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Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 400 F
Peel the plantains, place them on a baking sheet and rub them with butter or oil.
Bake the plantains for 30 minutes, then turn each one and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until golden on both sides.
Remove the plantains from the oven, made a horizontal slit on the middle of each plantain, and stuff them with the cheese slices.
In a few minutes the cheese will have melted, serve immediately, with or without hot sauce.