I had a craving for grilled plantain otherwise known as bole or boli in Nigerian pidgin english and I decided to make some over the weekend. I do not have an outside grill unfortunately so I have to rely on my oven most of the time. This dish was very simple to make and took
The Nigerian love of plantains has always amazed me. If you ask the typical Nigerian how they like their plantains, many would say fried (dodo), boiled or roasted (bole). It was not until I stepped out of the Nigerian cuisine space that I found many other cultures also like plantain. i have noticed Jamaicans fry
On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a plantain canoe with Jumbo shrimps. After making my avocado boat on the 1st day of christmas, I got inspired to go to see with another dish that still involved shrimps. I am a big shrimp lover so pardon me if you absolutely
For those that do not know what Bole is, its roasted plantain and you would usually find women in Nigeria sitting by an open fire, roasting plantain and selling it with peanuts. This week, one of my favourite blogs 1Q Food Platter posted a similar recipe. I say favourite because I am biased. My mum
BOLE AND ROASTED FISH _(BO-Lee) Ingredients 2 pieces of plantain 1 mackerel ¼ cup of palmoil 2 medium sized onions 1 tbsp tomato paste 4 medium sized tomatoes 1 knorr cube ½ tsp thyme 2 fresh pepper ½ cup of water Salt to taste Preparation Plantain Peel the plantain and cut into desired sizes Place
