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Ntouba (Pounded Plantain)

Name: Ntouba (Pounded Plantain)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Green plantains (unripe); Yellow plantains (ripe); Water for cooking

A Cameroonian side dish of boiled plantains, mixing ripe and unripe ones, pounded together into a smooth, dense paste. It is sliced and served as an accompaniment to a variety of sauces. Enjoy your meal.

Prep15 min

Cooking35 min

Total50 min

Servings4

DifficultyEasy

Calories200 kcal

Gluten-free Vegan Lunch Dinner

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Ingredients

3 items

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Green plantains (unripe)
Yellow plantains (ripe)
Water for cooking

Preparation

50 min

Peel your plantains to remove their skin.
Scrape the surface of the plantains to remove their outer layer, which sometimes contains fibers.
Cut them into pieces and rinse them thoroughly.
Put them in a pot and add water to halfway up.
Cook them for 20 to 25 minutes over medium heat. However, don't forget to check the doneness of the ripe plantains; they should not absorb too much water.
As soon as the ripe ones are cooked, remove and drain them and place them in a clean mortar. Let the unripe plantains continue cooking for another 10 minutes.
Pound the ripe plantains until the lumps disappear, add the drained unripe plantains to this paste and pound vigorously again until you obtain a good compact texture.
Moisten your hands to prevent the plantain paste from sticking, and shape it into sausage-shaped balls. Using a sewing thread, as in the old days, cut these plantain balls into slices. It can serve as an accompaniment to several sauces. Enjoy!