Kondre (Pork and Plantain Stew)

shopping_basket Ingredients 15 items

• check_circle 500 g of pork
• check_circle 4 tomatoes
• check_circle basil
• check_circle a few peppercorns
• check_circle 2 cloves of garlic
• check_circle 50 g of ginger
• check_circle 2 tablespoons of red palm oil
• check_circle 2.5 kg of unripe or barely yellowed plantains
• check_circle parsley
• check_circle chillies
• check_circle 10 g of bongolo (bongo)
• check_circle 2 pebe (pebes)
• check_circle 4 ginger leaves (odzom)
• check_circle 2 onions
• check_circle 2 Maggi cubes

receipt_long Preparation Steps

1. 1
   Finely crush all the condiments: tomatoes, parsley, basil, pèbè, chillies, garlic, ginger, 1 onion and the pepper.
2. 2
   Finely chop 1 onion and set aside. Peel the plantains, put them in a large basin of water and set aside. Cut the meat into small cubes, wash it and drain it.
3. 3
   Put the palm oil in a pot. As soon as it is hot, add the sliced onion and the stock cubes.
4. 4
   Stir a little and add the crushed condiments, the meat, the ginger leaves and the plantains.
5. 5
   Cover generously with water and let simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes over low heat.
6. 6
   Serve hot, with no side dish.