Sweet Potato & Plantain Pottage
I have been so busy with tasks related to my Healthy Eating Cookbook Lose It Nigerian that I feel like I haven’t been blogging as much as I should. But I actually have managed to post on a weekly basis! which is amazing. Anyways … hi 9jafoodie fam, how is 2016 coming? Have you downloaded my book, it’s honestly worth the hype and it’s still very cheap. Download o nbok.
Can you believe I don’t have a plantain pottage recipe on the blog? I do find it extremely shocking myself. I do have several porrage (porridge) recipes including Yam and Cocoyam if that is any consolation. This is my go to plantain pottage recipe, I use unripe plantain with a little twist of sweet potatoes. I add the potatoes because I honestly do not enjoy the taste of unripe plantain. I love the texture and flavor contrast the sweet potato adds to the dish. The beauty of this recipe is that you can modify it either way – do a combination like I have, use just plantain or just sweet potatoes.
- 1/4 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.
- Place a pot on medium high heat, add in the oil. Add in onions and fry until onion is wilted.
- Add in stew base, crayfish, salt, maggi and smoked fish. Simmer covered on medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Remove the pottage from heat, stir in green vegetable if using.
- Serve and enjoy.
Tried it and it’s super delicious.
Thank you
I love your recipes! My husband is Nigerian and you’ve taught me how to cook (and love!) all his favourite foods! The only sweet potatoes I can find here in Winnipeg are orange on the inside. But the ones in your pictures look white. Do you think the orange ones work with this?
You can use regular potatoes- I tried them and they are just as delicious!
9ja foodie… Honestly, you’re amazing, I didn’t know what to do with the plantain and potatoes I have and I just Googled and your recipe came up… Thank you, I’ll make it a point of duty to always get your recipe and buy your book too. Would i be able to update the cookery book when you get new recipes?
i will try it and revrt.
but I plan to use healthy oil -like olive oil
I just made this cake pretty awesome! I added chopped kpomo to mine.
I just made this, its very nice. Hubby loved it. Thanks for the recipe
I made it for lunch bt I used ripe plantain. .it was vry nice!!
Thanks for the feedback.
Hi Ronke! This came out really tasty but i found that my pot burnt really badly (some of the food was embedded on the bottom) and the plantain (i used unripened ones) came out on the hard side but the sweet potatoes were really soft. I followed your cooking time of 40 mins could it be that it was simmering too long?
Could be one of two things, either there was too much heat or the pot you used is prone to burning (stainless steel does this). Try using less heat next time and limit how much you stir if you are using stainless steel.
Stumbled upon your site through my sister’s phone and I must say am mighty glad you’re there cos I was beginning to feel my cooking was getting boring! Babe please keep it up! You are making cooking interesting for me again! This porridge, am making it for dinner tonight!
Awww thanks! let me know how it turns out.
Where do you usually buy smoked fish from in Canada. It’s pricey
I get from Nigeria mostly.
Ronke! I just made this and it is super tasty. Yummylicious
yeiiii!! thanks for the feedback
Hi Ronke… sorry this might sound awkward but, how do you achieve stew base? Been trying to figure that out.
Here is a recipe
Thank u dear, ur really teaching us how to make a food at home.
you are welcome :)
You do love cooking don’t you? Lol.
Hello..pls what do you mean by stew base..whats the components
The base of Nigerian stew – Blended peppers, tomatoes, onions etc. You can find a recipe here :
You are the best!
:D thanks
So what did u do with the grated palntain? Cos i didnt see
it was added in when the plantain and potatoes were added.
I made this just now after I ran into your blog. Discovered I had all the ingredients except greens and it was extremely tasty. I can’t even believe it
yeiiiii thanks for the feedback
9ja foodie my God will bless you. I made this dish for my husband but used ripe plantains and added yam (he loves yam) so that it wont be too sweet and he finished everything n came to the pot himself for more!!….my God will continue to keep you and your family. Thank you sooo much.
Amen amen!! thanks for the amazing feedback.
Your presentation is always…yum.
Haha, about not liking the taste of unripe plantain! I didn’t, either, but it grows on you the more you eat it. Here in Bayelsa, you find more adults preferring it to ripe plantain. It actually does have a bit of the sweetness ripe plantain is favoured for. For me, it’s the time it takes to cook that puts me off.
That’s true it does. Don’t even get me started on the cooktime, although I find the smaller the cut the faster it cooks.