Sweet Plantain & Ginger Flans

Name: Sweet Plantain & Ginger Flans
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 4 sweet, ripe plantains; 5-cm/2-inch piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and grated; 4 sweet, ripe plantains; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp butter; 4 eggs, beaten; 300 ml/½ pint milk; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Eat Caribbean

By Virginia Burke

Published 2005

About

These sweet and savoury flans make the perfect accompaniment to our delicious Oxtail in Riojà. In fact they will go well with any rich stew, meat or game.

Ingredients

4 sweet, ripe plantains
5-cm/2-inch piece of fresh root ginger

Americas
Jamaica
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Caribbean

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
Top and tail the plantains, slit down one side with a sharp knife and peel off the skins. Boil for about 10–15 minutes.
Remove from the heat, drain and transfer to a mixing bowl. Using a potato mash