Fried Sweet Plantains (Platanos Maduros Fritos)

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 ripe plantains, peeled and cut diagonally into 1 inch slices
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• salt

1. In a large skillet, melt the butter with the olive oil over medium heat; add the plantain slices and fry for about 4 minutes on each side, moving the slices with a spatula occasionally to prevent sticking.
2. Remove the plantains from the skillet with a slotted spoon and let drain on paper towels.
3. Transfer to a large, warm serving platter, sprinkle with lemon juice and salt and serve warm.
4. *unripeplantains are green and hard, as they ripen they turn yellow and then get mottled with dark spots; Ripe plantains are sweet and soft and are brownish-black in color and resemble overripe bananas; To ripen a plantain, keep them in a warm place until they turn yellow, then brownish-black.

butter, olive oil, plantains, lemon, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fried-sweet-plantains-platanos-maduros-fritos-79727 (may not work)