Baked Plantains in Orange Juice

Another Caribbean goody that we ate recently, last night in fact, is baked plantains in orange juice. This recipe is adapted from the Naparima Girls' High School Cookbook, which is rather well known in Trinidad and Tobago.

You need:

3 ripe plaintains
400g orange juice
100g agave syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Slice the plantains up and lay them in a wide dish suitable for the oven. Combine the remaining ingredients in a jug and stir well. Pour over the plantains. Bake in the oven at aroun 200°C until the plantains are soft, the top layer is golden and caramalised and the sauce is reduced to a thick syrup. This takes 40-60 minutes. Serve hot.


It got wolfed down so quickly that I only remembered to take a photo when there was just a little bit left!