Malaysian people always use this plantain or "Pisang tanduk" to make chips. They usually use the unripe or young plantain. None of us as Malaysian people knows that actually there is a lots of ways to cook and eat plantain.
Here is some simple dish ! :)
Fried Plantain is one of the easy and fast Nigerian food recipes. It can be eaten with fried egg, omelette, Moi Moi, Custard meal, oat meal, akamu (ogi) etc.
How to Make Fried Plantains.
It is also a major side dish to all the rice recipes and can be enjoyed by people from all over the world.
Ingredients
Ripe Plantain (The plantain should be ripe and hard, it is not advisable to use plantain that is soft)
Vegetable Oil – enough for deep frying.
Salt to taste
Before you fry the plantain
Wash, peel and slice the plantain as shown. Place in a bowl and add a little salt. Toss the plantain to ensure that the salt is evenly distributed.
Pour a generous quantity of vegetable oil into a frying pan and allow to heat. If using a deep fryer, preheat the oil to 170°C.
Frying Directions
1. When the oil is heated, add a considerable quantity of the plantain slices to the oil, leaving enough room for the slices to fry evenly.
2. When the underside of the slices starts to turn golden, flip the slices on their other side.
3. Fry till a desired browning is achieved.
4. Remove and place in a sieve to drain out the oil.
5. Fry the next batch of the plantain slices following steps 1 through 4.
Serve with fried egg, omelette, moi moi, Custard, oat meal, akamu (corn starch meal).
Have Fun Cooking :)
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