Steven Mercedes – Recipe

Recipe For making green bananas with salami 

-This is an amazingly simple dish to make. The first step is to get a pot and fill it up halfway with water and then apply some salt to the pot. After this you have to peel the green bananas, this can be done by simply peeling it like a yellow banana or you can use a knife if that makes it easier. I usually like to peel at least 8 green bananas but if you’re not super hungry then 4 will do. After peeling, you can put the bananas into the pot on medium high heat for about 40 minutes, but you can even cook it for 30 minutes it just depends on how you like the plantains. I personally like to cook them for 40 minutes because they come out soft and I feel like the taste comes out more, but it is just my preference. I like to have the salami cut and put on the frying pan when the timer hits 30 minutes because the salami is cooked fast. After these simple steps, you will have a delicious meal to eat, and it will make your stomach feel full for a long time. 

Green bananas with salami originate from the Dominican Republic and has been primarily ate by people from the countryside due to its widespread availability and how it easy it is to make. Though the specific combination of salami originates from the Dominican Republic, my African and Taino descendants also ate green bananas but just with different combinations. Green bananas are generally eaten but everyone, no matter what class you are apart, used to have a stigma with it. It was assumed that people who ate green bananas opposed to plantains were poor but personally I do not care about any of that because it is delicious. Overall, green bananas with salami have gotten me through a lot of tough times especially when my mom is not home, and I need to make something to eat.