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BushwickBK.com » Blog Archive » ¡Cocinando!: Pastelón — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:03:35 +0000

[...] ripe plantains, into 4 slices each. The skin doesn’t have to be completely black like for maduros, just has to be mostly black and the inside should be somewhat soft. Lay them out on a cookie sheet [...]

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:07:39 +0000

Yeah, I’m gonna do yuca next week I think.

By: BornOnWyckoffAve

BornOnWyckoffAve — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:09:28 +0000

Garage sales/yard sales/whatever are good sources for cast iron cookware. Like Becky says, they last forever; just give ‘em a good cleaning and re-season. If you’re buying new, Lodge is a good brand. (I bought all my cast iron new because of my personal policy of never using cookware that has touched meat. Call it my version of “keeping kosher”, I guess).

Those fried plantains look MIGHTY good. Now, can you give us some tips for what to do with those big, inedible-looking root vegetables that are offered in Spanish/Caribbean markets? I’ve asked at the markets, but haven’t been able to glean much through the language barrier.

By: Mario

Mario — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:47:42 +0000

Bananas by any other name…

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:52:24 +0000

I saw a couple of cast iron skillets the last time I was at the junk store on Starr St. I have no problem buying them used and reseasoning them. Cast iron pans last forever. I was looking for a dutch oven though.

Plantains look good. I’ll have to try them sometime.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:00:53 +0000

Oh yeah, I love Brooklyn Kitchen, and the prices aren’t bad. Certainly a more pleasant shopping experience than some Chinese store on the Bowery.

By: Jimmy Legs

Jimmy Legs — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:50:24 +0000

good call jen! i gotta go over to the area anyway to go to that sarnac (or whatever it’s called)place to get some exotic foodstuffs.

By: jenblossom

jenblossom — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:37:50 +0000

Jeremy, I wish I liked sweet stuff, because those look great. JL, Mike got ours at KMart years ago. The Brooklyn Kitchen on Lorimer in Williamsburg is also a great resource for kitchenwares.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:07:49 +0000

Cast iron skillet around here, not sure, but there are a ton of cheap kitchen supply places on the Bowery.

I’ll make tostones soon.

By: Jimmy Legs

Jimmy Legs — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:21:36 +0000

good post, tho i prefer unripe plantains over the sweet ones. nice pan also!

say, does anyone know a place around here to get a cast iron skillet? i needs one.