Aguají or Sopa de Plátano Verde [Video+Recipe] Green Plantain Soup

Name: Aguají or Sopa de Plátano Verde [Video+Recipe] Green Plantain Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 3 plantain (green, unripe) (peeled); 6 cloves garlic (lightly crushed); 1 stalk leek (cut into slices (see notes)); 4 leaves cilantro ancho (culantro or recao); 6 allspice berries (malagüeta); teaspoon oregano (dry, ground); 3 tablespoons olive oil; ¾ tablespoon salt ((or more, to taste), divided); teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground); 1 handful cilantro ((optional))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:55min

People from the Caribbean love the taste of the wonderful plantain. Aguají, or sopa de plátano verde is a roasted green plantain soup that is typically served for comfort and nourishment.

Updated at: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:10:43 GMT