Some plantains from the store are really unripe even if they are yellow and those are hard when overcooked in the microwave. What I'd do for those plantains is to wait until they are a little bit soft. It is quite different with saba which is edible raw even if it has just about 15-25% yellow. A semi-ripe for me is at least palatable and firm when eaten raw, and the middle of the fruit has a slight hint of yellow or orange.
Joe.
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Originally Posted by tlturbo
Thanks Joe, I tried that last night with some store bought plantains. They were just starting to get some yellow color. I slit one side, wrapped in wax paper and nuked them. I probably over cooked them as they were pretty firm. Wasn't sure if they needed less or more nuke time to get softer. I used 5 minutes.
Explain semi-ripe please.
Terry
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