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Plantain Balls | Plantain Balls

Prep time 15 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Total 45 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 2 yellow plantains
  • 50 g fresh Roma tomatoes
  • 1/4 red bell pepper
  • 1/4 green bell pepper
  • 4 small mushrooms
  • 1 small carrot
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 spring onion
  • 1 tsp Magic Sauce (or your favorite herbs)
  • 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
  • Salt
  • 500 ml frying oil

For the breading

  • 1 egg
  • 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
  • 4 tbsp Gari (cassava semolina)

Instructions 

  • Clean and finely chop the carrots, bell peppers, mushrooms and spring onions.
    Wash the tomatoes and cut them in half
  • Heat cooking oil in a pan, add the finely chopped onion, garlic and salt, and sauté briefly. Add the tomatoes, carrots, tomato paste and Magic Sauce, and roast for about 2 minutes.
  • Then add the chopped bell peppers and mushrooms, mix well, and sauté for another 5 minutes. Next, add the chopped spring onions and mix well. Season to taste and set aside to cool
  • Meanwhile, put the egg in a bowl, add some salt and a little spice or magic sauce and mix well.
    Place breadcrumbs in one plate, gari in another, and set aside for breading
  • Peel the plantains and boil them in salted water for about 15 minutes, or until very soft. Then mash them with a potato masher until a dough forms.
  • Add the cooled, cooked sauce, a teaspoon of Magic Sauce, and salt if desired. Mix everything well and let it cool briefly
  • Now form small balls from the dough and then roll them first in the egg, then in the breadcrumbs. Coat half in breadcrumbs and the other half in gari
  • Now heat a pot of frying oil and fry the balls for about 3 minutes, until lightly golden or golden brown. Drain on a paper towel and enjoy hot or cold

Notes

Served as an aperitif, it is definitely a culinary delight 
Bon appetite!
Fadi
Course: appetizer
Cuisine: African, West African
Keyword: African, African cuisine, vegetarian