How to Make the Best Ghanaian Mashed Plantains/ Eto Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats while margarine is a cost-effective substitute.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, while water with seasoning is budget-friendly.

Peel the skin off the green and ripe plantains.

Cut the plantains into halves or small pieces.

Add water to the plantains for a quick wash.

Cook the green plantains for 10 minutes before adding the ripe plantains to avoid overcooking.

After 10 minutes, add the ripe plantains to the pot.

Add salted fish and pepper to the pot.

Remove the eggs when they are cooked and check the pepper for readiness.

Mash the plantains after cooking.

Fry salted fish over an open fire or in a cast iron skillet.

Melt palm oil in the skillet and add sliced onion.

Mash the cooked plantains and mix in the ground onion and pepper.

Add garlic (optional) and peanut butter to the mixture.

Transfer the mixture if the mortar is too small to mash everything.

Combine everything well and adjust the color with palm oil as desired.

Serve with green onions, roasted peanuts, eggs, and okra.

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