plantains...

walking through the grocery store when i'm tired and hungry can lead to interesting purchases. plantains for instance. what i was going to do with them - i had NO idea. but i love fried bananas. so i thought what the heck. upon returning home, i realize, in my daze, that i picked out the most unripe of the bunch. so i looked up recipes for fried GREEN plantains. just makes you hungry doesn't it. (it's okay i understand.) i found a few recipes and all of them said to fry slices in oil, dip in water, and then fry in oil again. much to my surprise the plantains absorb all the water that remains on their surface after dipping, and they don't splatter at all! interesting. but next time i think i'll wait until they've ripened and sweetened up a little, cause they didn't really taste that great at all.