Recipe

Kelewele (Spicy Fried Plantains)

Name: Kelewele (Spicy Fried Plantains)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 4 yucca (cassava) roots, peeled and sliced; 5 medium yellow plantains, with peels on; ½ cup butter, or more as needed

West African fufu is a mixture of boiled cassava root and plantains that are cooked until soft, then mashed until smooth. It's often rounded into balls and served with hot groundnut soup ladled over top.

Prep 25mCook 35mTotal 60mServes 10

Ingredients

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Instructions

1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Place cassava and unpeeled plantains into a large pot. Fill with enough water to cover and bring to a boil.
3
Cook until cassava is soft, about 30 minutes; drain.
4
Remove and discard plantain peels from plantains.
5
Mash cassava and plantains with butter.
6
Beat with an electric mixer until smooth, adding more butter if needed.
7
Portion the dough into balls.

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