Roasted Plantains

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; peanut oil preferred 
• 3 pounds plantains ripe ( 5; see notes)
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan
• spatula

Directions

1. Peel plantains and slice diagonally 1/4 inch thick.
2. Pour oil into a 12- by 15-inch baking pan; add plantains and 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix to coat.
3. Transfer half the plantains to a second 12- by 15-inch baking pan and spread slices in both pans into a single layer.
4. Bake in a 400 regular or convection oven, turning plantains occasionally with a wide spatula, until browned on the outside and tender when pierced, 15 to 20 minutes; switch pan positions halfway through baking.
5. Serve plantains warm.
6. Add more salt to taste.