Plantain fufu
Plantain fufu is one of the popular healthier African fufu recipes. It’s either made from blended fresh green plantains or plantain flour and is often served as a side to soups and stews like Efo riro, Egusi or Okro. Fufu or swallow foods are a staple in some African countries like Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
- 2 Green plantains
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- 1
Wash plantains. Peel plantains by cutting off the two ends first before making a slit at the middle from end to end (watch video). Make two more slots then pull the skins off.
- 2
Cut the plantains into cubes. Transfer the cubes in the jar of the blender, add water then blend till smooth
- 3
Transfer to a non stick pot or pan and start stirring with a wooden spoon on medium low heat.
- 4
Stir continuously until it comes together ( this takes about 5 mins)
- 5
Create pockets in the dough by pressing down on multiple places kind of like breaking up the ball without separating it.
- 6
Add some water (about ¼ cup) into the pot in those pockets then cover pot leaving it slightly ajar and let it simmer on low heat till all the water evaporates. Stir to bring it back together and it’s ready. Turn off heat.
- 7
Serve immediately with any soup of choice. Or You wrap in a cling film like I did in the picture and serve a minute later after a beautiful ball of plantain swallow is formed (aesthetics)