Fried Plantain

Fried Plantain is very popular wherever Plantains grow. In Nigeria Fried Plantain is called “Dodo”, in Cote d’ivoire it is called “Alloco”. It is a very simple and fast Nigeria food recipes for breakfast, it is mostly served alongside jollof rice, beans, white rice and stew.

Fried Plantain

Beatrice Ige

Fried Plantain is very popular wherever Plantains grow. In Nigeria Fried Plantain is called"Dodo", in Cote d'ivoire it is called "Alloco".

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Nigerian

Calories 126 kcal

Ingredients

  

• ripe plantain
• vegetable oil
• salt

Instructions

 

• Wash, peel and slice the plantain, add little salt, toss the plantain to ensure that the salt is evenly distributed.
• Set your vegetable oil on cooker to heat up.
• When heated, add a considerable quantity of the plantain slices to the oil, leaving enough room for the slice to fry evenly.
• When the underside of the slices starts to turn golden, flip the slices on their other side.
• Fry till a desirable browning is achieved.
• Remove it and put in a sieve to drain out the oil.
• Serve with Fried eggs or chilled juice.

Keyword Alloco, Fried Plantain, Gizdodo