Hey guys!

Today I’m serving something for the plantain lovers, this food is no stranger to Nigerians. Growing up I didn’t really like Plantain pottage because it was always made with unripe plantain (a Nigerian child’s worst nightmare) more like something a 50-year-old diabetic would appreciate. But now I can cook it myself using ripe or unripe Plantains as I deem fit, because I’m grown now and I can do what I wanna! Haha just kidding, let’s jump right in guys!

Ingredients

4 large Plantains (ripe or unripe)

1 large Mackerel fish

1 medium-sized onions

1 scotch bonnet pepper

2 tablespoons of Dry crayfish

1 teaspoon of Thyme, Curry, Paprika and Salt

1 cooking spoon of Palm oil

2 Maggi cubes

1 stalk of Scent leaf (or Basil)

Two balls of frozen Spinach

300 – 500 ml of Water

Method

• Boil the fish with thyme, curry, salt, Maggi cubes, paprika, chopped onions and the scotch bonnet pepper for about 8 minutes on medium heat or until it’s just cooked through.
• When cooked take out the fish and flake into large chunks and reserve the stock.
• Add diced plantains to a pot, add the fish stock, the oil and 300ml of hot water to the pot and cook on a medium heat for 7 minutes covered.
• Add the frozen spinach and crayfish, stir in and cook for another 4 minutes.
• Add water if necessary to cook the Plantains further, add the flaked fish, stir it in gently and reduce the heat to medium-low.
• Cook till the Plantains are almost done ( if you use unripe Plantains they will take longer to cook and it will require more water)
• Add the scent leaf (or basil) and stir.
• Check for salt and pepper (to your preference), and taste the Plantains to confirm if they are properly cooked.
• Once cooked take it off the fire, leave it to rest for 5 minutes and serve.

That’s it guys, It was a quick one this time and I hope you guys will try this recipe and give me feedback.

Thank you so much for reading this blog post, and I’ll catch you on the flip side.

For a visual representation of this recipe visit https://instagram.com/p/BhU0w3hF4AZ/