Alloco Lovers

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WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES:

  1. Ivory Coast
  2. Ghana
  3. Togo
  4. Benin

Alloco's Origin

Today we are going to see one of the most popular dish in West Africa.
Fried plantain is originally popular in this part of the Africa. Fried plantain has different names in various countries.
When visiting countries such as Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, you will come accross this excellent dish that taste so delicious.
Each of this countries eat it in their own ways but it is mostly eaten with fried chicken, fried fish or even boiled eggs.

Different Ways To Cook It

Ingredients For 4 People

  1. 10 ripped plantain
  2. 500ml of oil or palm oil(red oil)
  3. Salt

Every West African Country has its own way of making fried plantain but the major ingredients specified above are constant. You need to really have a taste of the fried plantain if you decide to travel to any West African Country.

How to prepare fried plantain

In order to prepare fried plantain, you will need to have all the ingredients mentioned above.

  1. preheat the oil in a large frying pan
  2. peel the plantains by cutting off both ends and cutting them into half.
  3. slice the halves lengthwise into thin pieces.
  4. add a little salt.
  5. fry the pieces until browned and tender then drain the oil on tissu paper.