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Plantain bouilli (plantain bouilli)

Green or half-ripe plantain boiled in salted water and sometimes drizzled with palm oil. Tender and melting, it goes with sauces, fish and meats across Gabonese cooking.

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Peel the plantains by removing the skin, then cut them into rounds or chunks.
  2. Bring the salted water to the boil in a saucepan.
  3. Add the plantain pieces and cook for 20 to 25 minutes, until a knife blade slides in easily.
  4. Drain and drizzle with a little warm palm oil.
  5. Serve right away as a side dish.

Variations and tips

Using what you can find here. Palm oil is sold in African grocery stores; otherwise use a neutral vegetable oil.

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