Ecuadorian•indulgent
Baked ripe plantains with cheese
Easy recipe for homemade baked ripe plantains stuffed with cheese.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 ripe plantains (whole)
- 1-2 tbs melted butter or oil (use as little as you want)
- 6 thick slices of mozzarella
- Aji criollo or cilantro hot sauce
Instructions
- 1
Pre-heat oven to 400 F
- 2
Peel the plantains, place them on a baking sheet and rub them with butter or oil.
- 3
Bake the plantains for 30 minutes, then turn each one and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until golden on both sides.
- 4
Remove the plantains from the oven, made a horizontal slit on the middle of each plantain, and stuff them with the cheese slices.
- 5
In a few minutes the cheese will have melted, serve immediately, with or without hot sauce.