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Plantain crisps recipe

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Plantain crisps recipe from biteme

Category	Snack recipes
Serves	2
Prep time	5 mins
Cook time	15 mins

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Ingredients

4 plantains
4 tsp lemon juice
4 tsp ground ginger
4 tsp cayenne pepper
oil for frying

Method

1. Slice the plantains into rounds (½in thick) and sprinkle lemon juice over the pieces, stirring to moisten.
2. Combine the ginger and pepper in a separate bowl.
3. Heat about ¼ in of oil in a heavy skillet until a test piece of plantain sputters.
4. Coat the plantain pieces in the ginger and pepper mixture, then fry in the skillet until the outsides are crisp and golden.
5. Drain and serve.