Alloco( Fried Plantains). An Ivorian Snack Deserving of Its Own Eating Locale. Sure, every cuisine has popular recipes… the ones whose appeal to the local people separates them from the rest. Plantain, believed to have originated in southeast Asia refers to the cooking banana, cultivars of the banana plant, which produces an edible fruit that is full of starch and rarely eaten raw.
A very popular appetizer in west and central Africa.
Wash your ripe plantain and cut the edges.
Cut the plantains in half like in the pictures.
You can have Alloco( Fried Plantains) using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Alloco( Fried Plantains)
- Prepare of Plantains.
- You need of tomato sauce.
- It's of Tomatoes.
- Prepare of Garlic.
- Prepare of Onion.
- Prepare of Parsley.
- It's of Green pepper.
- You need of Black pepper.
- It's of Salt.
Alloco or Fried Plantains with Tomato Sauce is usually eaten as a side dish with fish. Alloco is a popular dish throughout Africa but goes by many names depending on the region. Alloco is a Ivorian snack made from fried plantain. It is often served with chilli pepper and onions.
Alloco( Fried Plantains) instructions
- Wash your ripe plantain and cut the edges.
- Cut the plantains in half like in the pictures.
- With your knife, cut the plantain in small pieces. Minced a small piece of onion (You do not have to add the onion, it's optional. I just like to add it because I think it tastes better with the onion) and add a pinch of salt.
- Put you pan on HI on the stove and pour two cups of vegetables oil in the pan and wait 2-3 minutes for the oil to heat up..
- While waiting for the oil to heat. mix the tomatoes, the onion, the green pepper and the garlic in a mixer. Pour the mixture in a pot. Add the black pepper, salt and parsley. Put the pot on the stove on HI. Wait until all the water evaporate from the mixture and add 1 tablespoons of vegetables oil. wait 3 minutes to remove it from the stove.
- Add the plantain in the oil and wait for about 10-15 minutes until the plantain get that golden color.
- Remove the plantain for the oil and put them in a sieve and wait for about 3-5 minutes for the oil to flow and also allow the plantains to cool down a little bit..
- Serve with you tomato sauce. You can serve the dish with boiled eggs, fried fish, fried chicken or baked chicken. Voila! It's ready.
It is predominantly popular in the Ivory Coast and the surrounding African nations. To make Alloco right, you need to get the right type of plantain. Find below few examples Deep fry like chips and mix well so that everything is combined. Learn to prepare Alloco or Fried plantains. Fry plantains until golden or reddish-brown.