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Dodo

Side Dish
⏱ 20 min
👥 Serves 4
Difficulty ⭐

Fried ripe plantain — an essential side on the Nigerian table.

#Nigeria#Plantain#FriedFood#SideDish#Yoruba
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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Dodo is the Yoruba word for fried plantain, eaten almost daily in Nigeria alongside jollof rice, bean stews, and egg dishes. Ripe, sweet plantain cut into cubes or diagonal slices and fried turns caramelized outside and meltingly sweet inside.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At Sunday lunch in Nigeria, golden-orange fried plantain sits beside a plate of jollof rice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Trim both ends of the plantains, score the skin, and peel.

  2. Cut diagonally into 1cm slices or into cubes.

  3. Fry in 170°C oil for 3–4 minutes until well browned.

  4. Drain and sprinkle with a little salt.

  5. Serve alongside jollof rice or bean dishes.

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