Plantain (Dodo)

Plantain (Dodo)

fried sweet plantain, 15 min, serves 4

Ingredients

Serves 4

ripe plantain   3
oil             for frying
salt            pinch

Use ripe plantain, yellow with black spots. The blacker the skin the sweeter it fries. Green plantain stays starchy and won’t sweeten.
Serve with jollof rice.

Recipe

1. Top and tail the plantain, score the skin down its length and peel.

2. Slice on the diagonal, about 1cm thick.

3. Shallow fry in hot oil for 2/3 minutes each side until deep golden and caramelised at the edges.

4. Drain on kitchen paper and sprinkle with a little salt.