Recipe: Eating on a Dime Unripe plantain porridge

Recipe: Eating on a Dime Unripe plantain porridge Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Unripe plantain porridge. Unripe plantain porridge is a delicious one-pot plantain recipe, very easy to make and super tasty. A great alternative to Asaro (yam porridge) Alright, honestly this is the best and the easiest unripe plantain porridge you would ever make. Unripe plantain porridge is one of those dishes you've got to cook 'intentionally' to get it right.

Plantain porridge is a very popular recipe eaten by a majority of Nigerians.

This recipe usually calls for unripe plantain.

But as someone who is not a big fan of unripe plantain, I decided to purchase ripe plantains because I truly believe it gives this dish way more flavor.

You can have Unripe plantain porridge using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Unripe plantain porridge

1. It’s of Unripe plantain.

2. You need of Scent leaves (also known as clove basil or African basil).

3. You need of Chopped onions.

4. It’s of Crayfish.

5. It’s of Pepper.

6. Prepare of Dried cat fish.

7. It’s of Palm oil.

8. You need of Salt and seasoning.

Plantain porridge is easy to prepare, it takes the same process as Porridge Yam, although, with a little twist and slight changes in ingredients.

This delicious meal is usually made with unripe plantain, however, you can use a combination of ripe and unripe plantain, most people do this in other to achieve a faint sugary taste.

Unripe Plantain porridge can be eaten at any time of the day.

The quantity of water depends on how soft you want your porridge and the quantity of soup you want to enjoy with your plantain.

Unripe plantain porridge instructions

1. Dice your unripe plantain, wash and add into a cooking pot.

2. Wash up the dried cat fish(or smoked fish as you wish) and break into small bits, then add to the pot. Add little water and start cooking.

3. Once it starts simmering, add some blended crayfish, Pepper, chopped onion and palm oil and allow to cook properly (10minutes).

4. When all boiled it should look bright😁.

5. While the plantain is cooking, pluck, wash and chop up your scent leaves.

6. Add to the pot, also add your seasoning and salt (be careful not to add too much). Stir together and allow cook for another minute and its ready to eat👌.

7. Serve hot or warm.

It can be chopped into very tiny pieces but I like to do more of the chopping with my fork and knife while at the table.

Green plantain porridge is a hearty Jamaican breakfast, that can also be enjoyed throughout the day.

Green plantains, which are related to bananas, are typically "squashed" and fried (Hispanics call them Tostones) they also make a great porridge recipe.

It can be prepared with either ripe or unripe plantains or a combination of both.

Even if you're not a plantain lover, you should give this meal a try, because plantains are rich in fiber, minerals( potasium, magnesium, iron, phosphorous ) and Vitamins( A.