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Roasted Plantain Recipe

This amazing recipe is once again another delicacy I enjoyed eating in Uganda, my Motherland. When travelling from the North towards the Capital City Kampala, or from any town at all to the another. You find business men, women, children, roasting and selling them at the roadside. It always made the journeys such a delightful experience!
When I came to the UK and discovered I could actually get plantains and make them for the family, I was very very happy. Now I had the job of introducing my Ugandan delicacy to my British born children. Not all of them were for it but, with persistence and patience, I managed to get them all to enjoy eating plantain. They prefer fried plantain to the boiled ones but fried plantain at the moment in our household, is the winner.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings: 5 People
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Acholi, Caribbean, East African, Indian, Ugandan
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 5 whole Plantain
  • 1 tbsp Cooking oil

Equipment

  • A chopping board
  • A kitchen knife
  • A roasting tray
  • A small bowl

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Wash plantain and dry with a kitchen tissue
  2. Chop off both ends
  3. Peel them
  4. Wash your hands again and dry
  5. Deep your hand in the oil bowl and grease the roasting tray
  6. Rub oil over each plantain and place in a roasting tray
Roasting
  1. Turn oven on, gas Mark 6
  2. Place the tray in the oven and roast for 20 minutes
  3. Check if they have turned golden brown then turn the other side and roast for a further 15 to 20 minutes
  4. Check and take them out if golden brown
  5. You can enjoy them with a sauce of your choice. For example, stewed meat, chicken or eat on its own with a cup of tea, coffee or just water.