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. It’s sooo good and you can make it under half an hour. Well, this was made in about 20 minutes. When you are caught up with time and you still want to enjoy a homemade meal, this plantain porridge is what you need. Technically my plantain isn’t exactly unripe, I did buy some unripe plantain. Lol I didn’t get to cook it until after the 3^rd day hence the ripe looking plantain. The plantain is still very firm which makes it ideal for this recipe.

The plantain porridge was gone in the blink of an eye. The secret to this dish is the pointed red pepper, fresh basil and smoked mackerel. Yes, you don't need to rob a bank to eat good and whole food, you know I say this all the time. You can also use the combination of unripe and ripe plantain to make the porridge and would still yield an amazing result. I trust you, my lovely readers, that you would make me proud when you recreate this dish.  Let’s get cooking people

Ingredients

3 – 4 unripe plantain  (you can substitute with ripe but firm plantain)

⅓ cup palm oil

1 smoked mackerel (use any type of smoked fish)

10 pieces fresh shrimps

2 cups Spinach (substitute with any green veg of choice)

1 handful basil

Salt

Seasoning (I used knorr cubes)

1 pointed red pepper (Tatashe)

one scotch bonnet chilli ( use to preference)

1 medium size onion (save half for later)

How to make unripe plantain

Blend pointed pepper, scotch bonnet chilli, onion with little water till puree

Peel the plantain, slice into chunks and set aside

Place a pan on medium heat, add palm oil and heat for 2-3 minutes, add the  remaining half of the onion(chopped) and fry for 3 minutes (do not let it burn)

Then add the blended pepper into the hot oil add about half a cup of water and bring to boil for about 10 minutes

Add the chopped plantain, salt, seasoning and cook for about 8 minutes, add the smoked fish and cook for another 3 minutes.

Add the fresh prawns and gently stir into the plantain. Cook for another 3 minutes. Add the fresh vegetables and cook for another 5 minutes. Stir together at this point, check for salt and seasoning and adjust as needed.

You can even mash some of the plantain leaving some chunks for texture. Did you say yummy and super easy? yeah I said that too

Turn off the heat and serve your plantain porridge immediately.

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5 from 4 votes

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)

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: African, Nigerian, West African

Keyword: Plaintain porridge, unripe plantain porridge

Servings: 3

Author: Ajoke

Ingredients

• 3-4 unripe plantain you can substitute with ripe but firm plantain
• ⅓ cup palm oil
• 1 whole smoked mackerel use any type of smoked fish
• 10 pieces fresh shrimps
• 2 cups Spinach substitute with any green veg of choice
• 1 handful basil
• Salt
• beef bouillion I used knorr cubes
• 1 pointed red pepper Tatashe
• one scotch bonnet chilli use to preference
• 1 medium size onion save half for later

Instructions

• Blend pointed pepper, scotch bonnet chilli, onion with little water till puree
• Peel the plantain, slice into chunks and set aside
• Place a pan on medium heat, add palm oil and heat for 2-3 minutes, add the remaining half of the onion(chopped) and fry for 3 minutes (do not let it burn)
• Then add the blended pepper into the hot oil add about half a cup of water and bring to boil for about 10 minutes
• Add the chopped plantain, salt, seasoning and cook for about 8 minutes, add the smoked fish and cook for another 3 minutes.
• Add the fresh prawns and gently stir into the plantain. Cook for another 3 minutes. Add the fresh vegetables and cook for another 5 minutes. Stir together at this point, check for salt and seasoning and adjust as needed.
• You can mash some of the plantain leaving some chunks for texture. Turn off the heat and serve your plantain porridge immediately.