Spicy Plantain Chips
Jamaican dish with plantains, ground black pepper, chile, seeded and minced.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- Caribbean
Ingredients
- 2 green plantains
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 serrano chile
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 2 quarts peanut
Steps
- Combine the plantains, salt, black pepper, the chile, and garlic.
- Shape into rounds about the size of a thin slice of potato.
- Heat oil to 375°F.
- Add the rounds, 6–8 at a time.
- Fry until golden brown and crispy on the outside.
- Drain on a cooling rack set above a sheet pan.
- Season immediately with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Serve warm or room temperature.
Adapted from “Spicy Plantain Chips”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.