Plantain Flambee
I didn’t think I’m come up with a way to distill my Cuban experience (well, some of it) into one dish so quickly, but then it hit me. Plantain is a staple of African and Latin American food – and available in most urban grocery stores these days – and what represents Cuba better than Rum? So let’s marry the two… Fry a thumbnail of ginger in a little oil, and then add a couple of sliced plantains. While they’re…