Barbecued Plantain Recipe

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10 Sep 2025

Outback Barbecues BBQ Plantain Recipe

38 mins | easy | Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4 Green Plantains
  • 20ml Rapeseed Oil
  • 10g BBQ Ben "All Purpose Barbecue Rub"
  • 1 Fresh Lime
  • Fresh Coriander (optional)

Directions

1.

Prepare the plantain

Peel and slice the plantains into lengthwise strips.

2.

Marinate plantain strips

Put plantain strips in a zip lock bag, adding rapeseed oil and barbecue rub. Mix and marinate for 30 mins.

3.

Grill

On a medium-high heat grill the plantains for about 3-4 minutes per side, until caramelised and tender.

4.

Remove from grill and garnish

Transfer the grilled plantains to a serving plate and sprinkle with fresh coriander and a squeeze of lime juice for added freshness.

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5.

Serve

Leave to cool for a moment and serve

Ideal as a BBQ side dish served alongside a spicy mango salsa.

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Recipe Author

Recipe Author

BBQ Ben

Ben Bartlett, AKA BBQ Ben has been appointed as Brand Ambassador for Outback. The partnership between BBQ Ben and Outback creates a platform for superb brand awareness of a fantastic barbecue product. The combination of Ben’s creative and innovative culinary expertise around BBQ cooking used on the Outback range of hybrid, gas and charcoal barbecues is a winner that barbecuers will all benefit from. Britain’s Best BBQ’er, Ben Bartlett BBQ Ben is one of the UK’s foremost demonstration chefs and author of several notable cookery books. His first book “The BBQ Manual” published by Haynes is available in 75 countries and his latest book “Australian & British BBQ Secrets” is written with top Australian Chef Ross Yarranton. He was the first winner of Britain’s Best BBQer and regularly appears on television and radio. Ben’s TV appearances include This Morning, Ready Steady Cook, BBC Breakfast TV and Good Morning America. His award-winning “BBQ Ben Original BBQ Sauce” has won GOLD at The Taste of The West Awards. He is a Board Member of the Master Chefs of Great Britain and Director and Ambassador for Love British Food. Recipe by Ben Bartlett ©2025 Chef Ambassador for Outback Barbecues

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