How to Prepare Plantain and Sweet Potato Pottage (Porridge)

 

                                                Sweet Potato & Plantain Pottage

Ingredients

• ¼ cup palm oil
• 1 medium onion (sliced)
• 2 large green plantains
• 1 medium sweet potato
• 2/3 cup Stew Base
• 2 tablespoons ground crayfish
• 1-2 cups shredded smoked fish
• 1 cup prawns (optional)
• Salt – to taste
• Maggi – 2 cubes (optional)
• Handful fresh greens (ugu, spinach etc) thinly sliced.

Directions

1. Place a pot on medium high heat, add in the oil. Add in onions and fry until onion is wilted.

1. Add in stew base, crayfish, salt, maggi and smoked fish. Simmer covered on medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes
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3. While the sauce is simmering, Peel and cube the sweet potatoes. Set aside. Peel and cube one of the plantains. Peel and grate the other plantain using a grater or food processor
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5. Add the cubed potatoes and plantain into the sauce. Stir to combine. Add in enough water to just cover the mixture. Cover and simmer on low-medium heat for 35-40 minutes or until the plantain is cooked through
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8. Remove the pottage from heat, stir in green vegetable if using
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11. Serve and enjoy