Side Pannel
Fufu (Garlicky Plantain Puree)
Fufu (Garlicky Plantain Puree)
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Vegetables
Ingredients List
- 1/4 c Coarsely chopped pecans; or
- -pine nuts
- 2 Ripe plantains;, peeled and
- -sliced
- 4 c Chicken stock
- 1 tb Olive oil
- 2 Scallions;, green part only,
- -chopped
- 3 Cloves garlic;, minced
- Salt and freshly ground
- -black pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat the broiler. Spread pecans or pine nuts on baking sheet and broil
for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, or until fragrant, stirring once. Set aside. In a
large saucepan, combine plantains and stock and bring to a boil. Boil for
10 to 15 minutes, or until plantains are very tender. Drain the plantains,
reserving the liquid. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add
scallions and garlic and saut”š for 30 seconds, or until fragrant but not
brown. Add the reserved plantains and mash with a potato masher, adding 3/4
to 1 cup of the reserved stock, as needed, until puree has the consistency
of mashed potatoes. Stirring the toasted pecans or pine nuts and season
with salt and pepper.
for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, or until fragrant, stirring once. Set aside. In a
large saucepan, combine plantains and stock and bring to a boil. Boil for
10 to 15 minutes, or until plantains are very tender. Drain the plantains,
reserving the liquid. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add
scallions and garlic and saut”š for 30 seconds, or until fragrant but not
brown. Add the reserved plantains and mash with a potato masher, adding 3/4
to 1 cup of the reserved stock, as needed, until puree has the consistency
of mashed potatoes. Stirring the toasted pecans or pine nuts and season
with salt and pepper.
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