Dominican Plantains
- 3 sheets puff pastry
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 6 fresh plantains ('Machos' can be used), cut into 3 to 4-inch lengths
- 1/4 cup light rum
- 2 tablespoons Mango juice
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 1 dash cinnamon
- 1 dash nutmeg
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch
- 1 cup water
- Roll puff pastry out with flour, thinly.
- Cut into 3 to 4-inch lengths - the same size as the plantains.
- Spray nonstick cooking spray onto a cookie sheet.
- Place rolled-out puff pastry onto sheet.
- Place marinated plantains in center of each puff slice.
- Roll up.
- Prepare egg wash (2 eggs beaten), using a pastry brush paint egg wash on all sides of pastry.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
- Sauce for Dominican Plantains: Drain and strain marinade, add thickening (1 tablespoon cornstarch to 1 cup water, mix well).
- Bring all liquid to a boil for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Drizzle on plate,place baked plantains (2 to a plate) and drizzle sauce on top.
pastry, flour, plantains, light rum, mango juice, orange juice, lemon juice, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, cornstarch, water
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dominican-plantains-recipe.html (may not work)