Recipes
in 55 minutes
Plantain Gratin
Preparation 40 min
Cooking 15 min
Ingredients
- 7 plantains (not too ripe)
- 1 onion
- A few green onions
- For the béchamel:
- 3/4 litre milk
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 50 g butter
- 100 g grated cheese
Preparation
- Slice the plantains in half crosswise and boil them in salted water for 5 minutes until firm but softened.
- Fry the minced onion and crushed garlic in the butter until golden. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle in the flour and mix it in right away.
- Take the mixture off the heat and gradually pour in the milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. The sauce will thicken.
- Add half of the grated cheese once the sauce is finished cooking.
- Spread a layer of sauce on a buttered baking sheet. Cut the plantains into round slices and layer them over the sauce. Add the remaining sauce and plantains in layers, finishing with the sauce on top.
- Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese and let brown in the oven.
Enjoy your lunch!