Healthy "Fried Plantain"

PLANTAIN -- The low fat way

So I'm on a new "eat healthy" wave and have been trying to find ways of cooking Ghanaian food without a lot of fat/oil.

I know I know. It ruins the whole point of the food right. The whole point of the Ghanaian food is that layer of oil that sits on everything. But times are changing and our food is going to have to change with the times.

So here's my method of oven baked plantain. It's a little dryer than deep fried plantain but tastes just as good.

1. 2-3 pieces of plantain
2. Olive oil spray
3. Foil, Oven and baking tray
3. Salt and pepper to taste

1. Cut your plantain to your specifications. I like to make my slices flat so that both sides get nicely browned (Trying to simulate the deep fried look).

2. Wash the plantain, add salt and pepper and mix it in with your hand.

3. Line the baking tray with foil and spray lightly with the olive oil.

4. Lie the plantain in flat and lightly spray with olive oil again.

5. Set Oven to 425F and bake for 15 minutes**.

6. Check at minute 10 and turn over if nicely browned. Extend the bake time for another 5 minutes if it's not.

** Temperature and cook time depends on the health of your oven. Mine is old and doesn't heat up below 325F but burns at 450F

Happy Eating!!!

Quick Cook: Plantain

Mmmm. Plantain = Kelewele.