Roast Jerk Plantains- These “Good Guys” here, will sure get you excited about plantains, whether you are a fan or still iffy about plantains. They are healthy – baked not fried, sweet, spicy and a tropical delight. Topped with onions and bell pepper and you have yourself a vegan meal or side if you prefer.
Sometimes you think you know exactly what you want when you head to the kitchen, then again, along the way, something changes in a split second. And then you know exactly what you want. Am I making any sense to you?
Anyways, that’s what happened here, with these plantains. I wanted to make some simple roasted plantains, knew exactly what I wanted and things changed.
As soon as I saw this jerk seasoning on the counter. Jerk plantains is what am having. And it has been a favorite for a while now.
I bet you have tried plantains in a number of ways but have never tried it with jerk seasoning right?
I contemplated for a while what to call these; Jerk plantains? Spicy plantains with bell pepper and onions? Roast plantains? Decisions decisions — what’s a girl to do?
Try pairing it up with these chicken wings right here and you will be dancing like James Brown.
Enjoy!
Roast Jerk Plantains
Ingredients
- 2-3 Plantains
- Jerk Seasoning adjust according to preference
- Oil for drizzling
Stir Fried Onions and Bell pepper (optional)
- ¼ cup oil
- ½ medium onion
- 1 Bell pepper green or red
Instructions
- Using a sharp knife cut both ends off the plantain. This will make it easy to grab the skin of the plantains.
- Slit a shallow line down the long seam of the plantain; peel only as deep as the peel.
- Remove plantain peel by pulling it back. If plantains are straight from the fridge, you can run it through hot water, to facilitate peeling
- Cut in half cross way, then cut in half length ways and cut further into desired uniform strips.
- Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and place the plantains in a single layer.
- Bake in a 425-degree oven for minutes for 20 minutes or until slightly brown, turning once
- Add sliced onion in hot oil in a skillet for about one minute.
- Then add strips of bell pepper
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Dave says
Those plantains and veg look awesome roasted. It’s crazy how good you can make low calorie dishes look so good! Keep up the good work! I’ll be sure to check back!
ImmaculateBites says
Thanks Dave, they sure taste Great!
Ela says
This was was absolutely delicious! My hubby loves fried ripe plantains, so this gave him the illusion of fried plantains. Thanks Immaculate.
ImmaculateBites says
It works overtime with my hubby too!
Krystal says
Immaculate these look absolutely divine! I can’t tell you how many times I step into the kitchen with a plan and then it all goes pear shaped, usually for the better. 🙂 I am a plantain and jerk lover so this sounds like the perfect combo!!
ImmaculateBites says
Hi Krystal! You are a plantain and Jerk lover? Girl we are so going to be friends.
[email protected] says
Oooh! Why have I not thought of roasting veggies with jerk seasoning? BTW, I pretty much always have a jar of your jerk rub in my pantry… 🙂
ImmaculateBites says
Wow! So glad to hear that.. I so happy you are enjoying it as much as I am.Nagi
Juliet Anthony says
Pls Imma which one is jerk seasoning what type of seasoning can I use to substitute it?