Green Plantain Akara Recipe

Green Plantain Akara. Photo by Martina Jackson.  Click on the photo to check my photography website.
Hey hey hey folks, today I am sharing another flavorful recipe with you today – Green Plantain Akara.  I think it an African based dish.  I know some people will ask if this can be baked.  With my Lentil Peas Patties Recipe, I baked them once and they were very dry.  These types of recipes taste better when they are fried in my opinion.

Ingredients
3 green plantains
1 stick of chive
1/2 onion
3 seasoning peppers
1/4 red sweet pepper
salt


Method
Using a sharp kitchen knife, cut off the ends of the green plantains and peel them using the technique that you are comfortable with.
Wash the peeled green plantains, cut up into small pieces, place in a food processor and process to a nice smooth consistency.  Transfer to a mixing bowl.  Put the other ingredients into the food processor and blend to a finely chopped consistency.  Add to the green plantain that was processed to a smooth consistency.   Mix together well.  Add salt and pepper if you like your food spicy.
Put a pot on the stove.  Allow it to hot.  Add a generous amount of oil and allow it to hot.  Put a small bit of the mixture into the hot oil and if it sizzles you will know that the oil is hot  enough.  Set the heat to medium.  Take out a ice cream scoop full of the mixture and shape into a circular shape and place into the hot oil carefully.  Repeat until the pot has no more space.
Allow each green plantain akara to get golden brown on the bottom and turn over each one and allow the other side to get golden brown.  Remove from the pot and place on a plate lined with paper towel.
Note:  You can use a blender to get the green plantain to the smooth creamy consistency but you will have to add water to the blender to get it going.  For better results avoid adding any water.  This is the reason I used a food processor
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