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trikus starts with ... I have had a few bunches from my Bluggoe . Blue Sky supply the local Tully nursery , 'Green As' $20 but worth every cent . I also bought my Blue Java there . Tried a few recipes using green hard fruits . Tostones are xclnt , go down great with an icy cold ale . Aranitas a bit more work but delicous . When ripe and fried are superb . Just had some fried ripe Pacific Plantain .. so sweet and soft ... picture of hard green fruit full size tghat I used for tostones .. have other pics that i cannot find atm. the other post is a bit big to use ... over 120 posts wow plenty of interest in these fruits ..
| About the Author Trikus battered Tully 25th March 2011 2:11pm #UserID: 930 Posts: 749 View All Trikus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Thank you very much Trikus. Much appreciated. I was there last Sunday. We went to town to ask about where the festival has been held and found no activities, lots of visitors were asking the same thing. Perhaps the organiser should give a detailed information on where and when at the entrance of the Innisfail CBD. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 26th March 2011 8:38pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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trikus says... well I am a Michael also , lucky I use this name or there could be some confusion .. act have 6 different types of bananas sitting in the kitchen now .. PACIFIC PLANTAIN IS a distinctive plant with very dark almost black trunk .. fruits are very large 20 cms long and very fat . other pic shows Bluggoe , Mona Lisa , Kluay Kai Pratabong or 'BONG' , and Duccase .. very dissapointed with Bong fruits , uneven ripening , bland taste , think they are a plantain type .. as mate who grows them has thai wife and bakes them .
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Laisla says... hi Trikus I make them into Tostones (chips) and Mangu (mashed green plantains) which require the plantains to be green. Their consistency isnt the best for tostones, as they are a bit soft and break easily. As for mangu, they don't have the typical plantain flavour you get in the Caribbean - I find them more insipid. I do however, like them for baking when semi green. Here is the recipe: Take your greenish plantains (what we call "pintos" in Puerto Rico becaue they have splotches of lighter green or yellow on the skin and they're softer to the touch), peel them, and cut them in half right down the middle... you'll have 2 pieces that look like horns ... Place them, individually, in a piece of aluminum foil big enough to fold over and twist the ends... make a deep cut in the platano but not all the way down... sprinkle a dash of adobo seasoning with pepper on it and put some queso de bola (Edam cheese) or sharp cheddar cheese in the cut... add a couple of pats of butter to this (or 3 or 4 if they're big platanos) and wrap it up... make sure the neds are twisted tight and the top of the platano with the cheese faces up... Place the platano packs in a baking pan and cook it at 350 degrees until you can pierce it with no resistance... just make sure you don't pierce it straight through or the yummy stuff will leak out... when it's done let it stand for a few minutes and enjoy! It sometimes takes 30 minutes, sometimes 45... it all depends on the degree of ripeness... You can also cook this on your grill with great results... Now, if you love pinto plantains, get some to make the stuffing for your turkey... just make sure it's more green than ripe... | About the Author laislaa Sydney 18th December 2012 9:36am #UserID: 7341 Posts: 57 View All laislaa's Edible Fruit Trees |
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