Plantain and Pork Fried Rice

Jim Fobel, cookbook author and artist, has a knack for developing casual dishes with unusual twists. One day, while enjoying the traditional Latin trio of plantains, pork, and rice, “inspiration struck”, he says, “like one of those cartoon lightbulbs that turn on in the head: Why not combine them in Chinese-style fried rice?”

Jim suggests that you “consider making this the day after you’ve sent for Chinese take-out”, adding that a “2-cup carton that has been packed full of cooked ri