Matoke

Step 1 of 4

Peel plantains and cut into 3 cm pieces. Coarsely grind peanuts; chop onion and garlic, and chop tomatoes.

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15 min

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Ingredients

  • 1,200 gPlantains, green, raw
  • 180 gPeanuts, all types, raw
  • 400 gTomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
  • 250 gOnions, raw
  • 20 gGarlic, raw
  • 30 gOil, olive, salad or cooking
  • 400 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
  • 5 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Peel plantains and cut into 3 cm pieces. Coarsely grind peanuts; chop onion and garlic, and chop tomatoes.
  2. Fry onion in oil for 7 minutes at 175 °C, add garlic for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook for 8 minutes.
  3. Add plantain, peanuts, 400 g water and salt. Braise covered for 30 minutes at 90 °C until plantain is tender and peanuts thicken the sauce.
  4. Divide matoke with all tomatoes and sauce into five portions.