How to Make African Food
How to eat Fufu
Foufou is a staple food common in many countries in Africa. How do you eat Fufu? Simply tear off a small piece of foufou hold it with your fingers making a slight indentation to scoop up a small portion of food.
Easy Plantain Fufu Recipe
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
11-8-2016
How to make African food, plantains are used for cooking at any stage of ripeness; green, partially yellow ripe, yellow ripe and brown yellow overripe.
Easy Plantain Fufu Recipe
Ingredients
3 green or yellow plantains
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Water for boiling
Directions
In a large pot place the peeled and evenly cut plantains and
cassava and cover with water. Boil until soft about 20 minutes. Place the
salt, flour, plantains and cassava in a mixer and knead until the consistency
of soft dough is achieved. Foufou should be much stiffer than mashed potatoes
in texture.
Did you know?
Foufou goes by many names, Fufu, Foofoo, and Fufuo; whatever the name foufou is a thick, dough-like West African food made by boiling and pounding a starchy vegetable such as yam, plantain, or cassava.
Foufou goes by many names, Fufu, Foofoo, and Fufuo; whatever the name foufou is a thick, dough-like West African food made by boiling and pounding a starchy vegetable such as yam, plantain, or cassava.
