Plantains And Sweet Purple Potatoes
If you've never tried plantain, you should definitely give it a shot. They are a banana's cousin and are widely used in Caribbean, African, and Latin American cuisine. They use it almost in every dish. They are often consumed cooked because they are said to be significantly starchier than ripe bananas.
You can eat plantains either ripe or unripe. Unripe plantains have hard, green skin that peels away to reveal white flesh. Ripe plantains can range in color from yellow to black.
Sweet potato is frequently used in both savory and sweet dishes in Caribbean cuisine. There’re different varieties available.
Sweet violet potatoes can be found in supermarkets all around the world. They are purple in appearance but white when peeled, and their sweetness is somewhere between that of a russet potato and a regular sweet potato. This will provide a touch of sweetness and complement the other veggies in the dish by giving it a chunky texture.
Health Benefits Of Plantains And Sweet Potatoes
Plantains are an excellent source of vitamins, carbohydrates, fiber, and minerals. Plantains have a low fat and sodium content.
Plantains' resistant starches and nutrients provide a number of health benefits, including:
- Keep your heart healthy
- Helps control blood sugar
- Improve digestion and prevent constipation
- Helps prevent anemia
- Help prevent vitamin A deficiency in women during pregnancy
Sweet potatoes are a good source of a variety of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals like carotenoids, vitamin C, potassium, and beta-carotene that all help in:
- Protecting against free radicals damage and chronic disease.
- Regulating your digestive health
- Prevent vitamin A deficiency
- Improving insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes patients
- Improve eye and brain health
How We Use Sweet Potato To Make Haitian (Pain Patate)?
Although the name literally translates to “sweet potato bread,” Haitian dessert resembles a baked pudding. This rich, delicious dessert is the ideal way to cap off any meal. In contrast to its crusty exterior, the interior is silky smooth, and the warm spices give it a delightful flavor.
Haitian is a traditional sweet potato pudding delicacy with no French origins. Aside from communions, the cake does not play a prominent role in Haitian culture; yet, it is a common dessert at most festivities. Every family has its own version of pain patate; this particular recipe is a fusion of my mother's and my paternal grandma's authentic preparations.
This Haitian is made with dark brown sugar, and the addition of warm spices helps to take it to the next level of deliciousness. Instead of spreading butter on top of the filling before baking, we blend it in to help get that smooth texture on the interior.
Other Pain Patate recipes often call for bananas along with sweet potatoes, but we used ripe plantains instead. You can adjust the recipe to your preferences. Add additional ginger and nutmeg for a spicier flavor.
I'm telling you...This delectable dessert will have you begging for more!
Plantains
While plantains look like miniature bananas, you won’t want to peel and eat them raw. Plantains need to be cooked first, but there are so many ways to do that. You can fry them, making a sweet side dish to enjoy with rice and beans. You can also boil, bake, or grill plantains, turning them into stews or desserts. The plantain possibilities are endless!
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