Gratin Au Banane Jeune
I experienced this dish for the first time at Hotel Bambou in Trois Islets Martinique on a recent visit (Aug 8, 2023). It was soooo good that I just had to try this. We tend to boil or fry our ripe plantains in the English-speaking Caribbean. The process for this dish is similar to making Christophine au Gratin. Instead, you substitute ripe plantains for Christophine. I gather you can extend this recipe to ripe breadfruit, green bananas or plantains.
Standard Ingredients ----
Ripe plantains
Chives
Onion
Garlic
Thyme
Black pepper
All Spice
Nutmeg
Flour
Salt
Milk/Cream
My additions -------
Cilantro
Barons Hot Sauce (Simply the best hot sauce in the world)
Ground ginger
Basil
Other Possibilities ------
Ground beef, pork, or chicken
Shredded saltfish
Coconut milk instead of regular milk