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5 Great Gluten Free Recipes Using Plantains Instead of Flour
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5. Plantain Lasagna
This is a super tasty lasagna that uses plenty of healthy curry powder. If you don’t care for the taste of curry, cut the amount of curry powder in half. This recipe serves about 8 adults.
Ingredients
- 5 or 6 Super ripe plantains (the peels should be almost entirely black)
- 3 to 4 Tablespoons of coconut oil
- 8 Eggs
- 2 Pounds of ground beef, turkey, or pork
- 1 or 2 Tablespoons of red palm oil (or use olive oil)
- 1 Large organic carrot
- 1 Medium yellow onion
- 2 Stalks of organic celery
- 5 to 6 gloves of garlic, peeled and diced
- 1 Teaspoon of salt
- 4 Teaspoons curry powder (or turmeric)
- 2 Teaspoons cumin
- 2 Teaspoons coriander
- 2 Teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 Teaspoon cardamom
- ½ Teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ Teaspoon black pepper
- ½ Teaspoon caraway seeds
- ¾ Cup of full fat coconut milk (this is about ½ a can)
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Instructions
- Cut the plantains in half, crosswise, then peel each half. Cut each half into about ¼ inch slices (this is about 4 slices per half of a plantain.)
- Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan and fry the plantain for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until they are lightly brown. Set them aside.
- Finely dice your onions, celery, and carrot.
- Combine all your spices in a bowl, except for the salt, and mix well.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a separate frying pan, heat the red palm oil over medium heat and add the celery, onion, and carrot. Cook for 7 or 8 minutes until it begins to soften and turn brown.
- Add the meat to the onion mix, browning the meat, for about 10 minutes.
- Now add the seasoning, but only 1 teaspoon of salt, and the coconut milk to the meat. Reduce heat and cook uncovered for 10 to 20 minutes. If it starts to dry out, add a couple more tablespoons of coconut milk. This mixture should be thick and creamy. Taste and see if you wish to add additional salt.
- Beat 4 eggs and pour them into the bottom of a large rectangular lasagna pan or casserole dish.
- Place in the oven for 6 or 7 minutes until set, but not completely cooked. Remove from the oven and pierce the eggs with fork all over the surface.
- Now lay half of your fried plantain slices over the eggs, just as you would lasagna noodles. Pour the meat sauce over the top. Now add another layer of plantain slices over the meat.
- Beat your last 4 eggs and pour over the top of the plantain layer.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Enjoy like crazy!
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