Roasted Plantains

Ingredients

• Brown-black ripe plantains
• Butter
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  • 4 green onions, white parts only (reserve the green tops)
  • 6 unpeeled garlic cloves
  • 2 to 4 habanero peppers, to taste
  • ¾ cup sour orange juice, or equal parts orange juice and lime juice
  • ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt

  Sub-recipe steps

  1. Place in a medium dry skillet over medium heat: 4 green onions, white parts only (reserve the green tops); 6 unpeeled garlic cloves; 2 to 4 habanero peppers, to taste
  2. Cook the onions, garlic, and habaneros, turning occasionally, until blackened on all sides and the garlic is softened. They may not cook at the same rate, so remove them from the skillet as they are done. Peel the garlic and remove the stems from the habaneros. Add them to a blender, along with the green onion bottoms and reserved green tops and: ¾ cup sour orange juice, or equal parts orange juice and lime juice; ¼ cup distilled white vinegar; 1 teaspoon salt
  3. Blend until smooth. Let stand at least 30 minutes before serving.