HOW TO MAKE AUTHENTIC 🇬🇭SWEET & SPICY MASHED PLANTAIN |🇬🇭ETOR

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil offers a similar flavor profile with lower saturated fat.

groundnut paste

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Peanut butter is more accessible and provides a similar taste.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs can substitute for fresh when unavailable.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is a plant-based alternative, while canned tuna is budget-friendly.

Peel and cut the semi-ripe plantain into three pieces.

Boil water in a pot and add the plantain with a pinch of salt.

Add eggs to the boiling water and cover the pot.

Cook for about 5 to 7 minutes.

Grind shallot and habanera pepper using a grinding stick.

Add roasted cured fish to the ground mixture and grind it together.

Add about 2 heaping tablespoons of peanut butter to the mixture and continue grinding.

Check the plantains to see if they are cooked, then strain the water.

Add the hot plantains to the ground paste, mashing them together.

Scoop some of the paste aside for later use.

Add the paste according to desired spiciness.

Drizzle palm oil into the mixture to taste and continue mashing to preferred texture.

Garnish the mashed plantain with roasted peanuts, scallion, and a hardboiled egg.

Serve with avocado on the side.

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