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Alloco (fried plantains)

Alloco (fried plantains)

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Ivorian plantain: thick slices of ripe plantain, fried until golden brown, served with a sauce made of tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, and chili peppers.

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Recipe from African Hope, JackPotte, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Alloco is a traditional African dish made with plantain, blackberries, and sometimes other ingredients. It is typically served with hot peppers or tomato sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$4.02 $1.34 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

3 people

banana

  • $1.68
  • $0.02

Sauce

  • $1.68
  • $0.10
  • $0.18
  • $0.02
  • $0.16
  • $0.16
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

banana

  1. Peel the bananas and slice them into rounds or at an angle. ≈ 8 min
  2. Salt them, add the lemon juice, and mix. ≈ 4 min
  3. Fry them in hot oil until they are golden brown, then drain them on paper towels.

Sauce

  1. Combine the tomatoes, garlic, chopped onion, ginger, and chili peppers. ≈ 4 min
  2. Place the tomato paste and oil in a saucepan, then add the sliced onions. ≈ 3 min
  3. Salt, pepper, add half a cup of water, and let it simmer over low heat until all the water has evaporated.
  4. Serve the meatballs with the sauce. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Alloco (fried plantains)

  • 40 cl of oil for deep frying$1.68
  • salt$0.02
  • 1 tomato$1.68
  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped, plus a few slices$0.10
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped$0.18
  • 1/4 cup of freshly grated ginger$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste$0.16
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of oil$0.16
  • salt and pepper$0.02

Total$4.02

that's $1.34 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 5 plantains, similar to bananas, and 12 blackberries
  • A few drops of lemon juice (optional)
  • 40 cl of oil for deep frying
  • salt
  • 1 tomato
  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped, plus a few slices
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup of freshly grated ginger
  • 3 African hot peppers (or equivalent in powder)
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of oil
  • salt and pepper

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