Plantain is one of the popular food crop in Ghana, West Africa. One can find Plantain in the backyards and gardens of numerous Ghanaians. Plantain is believed to have originated in Southeast Asia. Two groups of plantains are thought to have a common origin: the horn plantain and the French plantain. Both types grow in India, Africa and Tropical America.
In Ghana, the Akans, a dominant ethnic group call the horn plantain, "Apem" and the French plantain is called, "Apentum". The Apentum is normally used together with Cassava in the preparation of fufu whereas the Apem is used mostly for the other plantain delicacies. Our Plantain recipe today is "Apem ampesie and nyaadoa abomu " thus boiled horn plantain and garden eggs stew.
Ingredients.
1. Horn plantain (you can use any other plantain too)
2. Garden eggs
3. Pepper
4. Onion
5. Salted fish(mormorne) to taste
6. Salted Tilapia (Koobi)
7. Egg
8. Peanut butter
9. Palm oil
10. Salt to taste
Preparation.
1. Peel off the skin or husk of the plantain and put it in a saucepan filled with a little water.
2. Put the pan on the fire and wash the pepper and garden eggs and place them on the plantain together with the egg , add Salt and cover to boil.
3. Place the salted tilapia on the plantain and etc when it is almost cooked to prevent it from tearing apart.
4. Drain off the water when it's cooked and place the cooked plantain into a bowl of cold water to make it softer and more attractive.
5. Get your earthenware bowl and grind the pepper, garden eggs and onion. Smoke the salted fish and grind it too and add a desirable amount of peanut butter to it to taste while adding salt too.
6. Heat the Palm oil and pour in some chopped onions to make the oil smell better. Pour the oil over the puree and take the plantain out of the water.
7. Garnish the garden eggs stew with your egg, some chopped onions and the salted tilapia
8. Serve and enjoy your meal.
In Ghana, the Akans, a dominant ethnic group call the horn plantain, "Apem" and the French plantain is called, "Apentum". The Apentum is normally used together with Cassava in the preparation of fufu whereas the Apem is used mostly for the other plantain delicacies. Our Plantain recipe today is "Apem ampesie and nyaadoa abomu " thus boiled horn plantain and garden eggs stew.
Ingredients.
1. Horn plantain (you can use any other plantain too)
2. Garden eggs
3. Pepper
4. Onion
5. Salted fish(mormorne) to taste
6. Salted Tilapia (Koobi)
7. Egg
8. Peanut butter
9. Palm oil
10. Salt to taste
Preparation.
1. Peel off the skin or husk of the plantain and put it in a saucepan filled with a little water.
2. Put the pan on the fire and wash the pepper and garden eggs and place them on the plantain together with the egg , add Salt and cover to boil.
3. Place the salted tilapia on the plantain and etc when it is almost cooked to prevent it from tearing apart.
4. Drain off the water when it's cooked and place the cooked plantain into a bowl of cold water to make it softer and more attractive.
5. Get your earthenware bowl and grind the pepper, garden eggs and onion. Smoke the salted fish and grind it too and add a desirable amount of peanut butter to it to taste while adding salt too.
6. Heat the Palm oil and pour in some chopped onions to make the oil smell better. Pour the oil over the puree and take the plantain out of the water.
7. Garnish the garden eggs stew with your egg, some chopped onions and the salted tilapia
8. Serve and enjoy your meal.
It looks sexy ampa😋😋
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