Cooked Plantains. Allrecipes has an extensive collection of stew recipes from many cultures and cuisines, and here we've rounded up 15 of our very best — from. Unripe plantains are green to yellow, difficult to peel, and the fruit is hard with a starchy flavor—this is the perfect stage for boiling and frying them.

Unripe plantains are green to yellow, difficult to peel, and the fruit is hard with a starchy flavor—this is the perfect stage for boiling and frying them. Most people prefer them cooked even at this stage. However, this amount can vary, depending on the ripeness of the fruit ( 2 , 3 , 4 ).