Green Plantain with Spiced Ground Meat and Avocado Mayo by @niangcook

≈ 45 min

4 servings

🧅

1

Onion

🧄

1 clove

Garlic

🍖

250 g

Ground meat

🧂

1.5 g

Salt

⚫

0.5 g

Pepper

🌶️

1 g

Paprika

🧄

1.5 g

Garlic powder

🫙

1 g

Cumin

🍌

2

Green plantain

🍋

0.5

Lemon

🍶

15 ml

Vinegar

🥑

1

Avocado

🥚

30 ml

Mayonnaise

🌶️

1 g

Smoked paprika

🍯

15 ml

Honey

  1. Chop
    • onion
    • garlic clove

    Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic clove.

  2. Heat
    • vegetable oil

    Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in the frying pan over medium-high heat.

  3. Sauté
    • onion
    • garlic clove

    Sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic for 3 minutes until softened.

  4. Add
    • ground beef

    Add the 250 g ground beef and break it apart with the wooden spoon.

  5. Season
    • salt

    Season the beef with salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and ground cumin.

  6. Cook
    • ground beef

    Cook the seasoned beef for 8 minutes, stirring, until browned and fully cooked.

  7. Peel
    • green plantain

    Peel the 2 green plantains and cut them into thick round slices.

  8. Toss
    • green plantain
    • lemon
    • white vinegar

    Toss the plantain slices with lemon juice, white vinegar, and a pinch of salt.

  9. Heat
    • vegetable oil

    Heat the remaining vegetable oil in the deep pot to 175°C / 350°F.

  10. Fry
    • green plantain

    Fry the plantain slices for 4 minutes until lightly golden and tender.

  11. Drain
    • green plantain

    Drain the fried plantains on paper towel and flatten each slice with the potato masher.

  12. Fry
    • green plantain

    Fry the flattened plantains for 3 minutes until crisp and deeply golden.

  13. Mash
    • avocado

    Mash the avocado in a bowl until mostly smooth.

  14. Stir
    • mayonnaise
    • smoked paprika
    • Avocado

    Stir mayonnaise, smoked paprika, salt, black pepper, and honey into the mashed avocado.

  15. Serve
    • green plantain
    • ground beef
    • mayonnaise

    Serve the crispy green plantains topped with spiced ground beef and avocado mayonnaise.

Green Plantain with Spiced Ground Meat and Avocado Mayo by @niangcook

≈ 45 min

4 servings

🧅

1

Onion

🧄

1 clove

Garlic

🍖

250 g

Ground meat

🧂

1.5 g

Salt

⚫

0.5 g

Pepper

🌶️

1 g

Paprika

🧄

1.5 g

Garlic powder

🫙

1 g

Cumin

🍌

2

Green plantain

🍋

0.5

Lemon

🍶

15 ml

Vinegar

🥑

1

Avocado

🥚

30 ml

Mayonnaise

🌶️

1 g

Smoked paprika

🍯

15 ml

Honey

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/15

    Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic clove.

    🧅onion
    🧄garlic clove
    🔪chef's knife
    🪵cutting board

  2. Step 2/15

    Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in the frying pan over medium-high heat.

    🫗vegetable oil
    🍳frying pan
    🥄wooden spoon

  3. Step 3/15

    Sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic for 3 minutes until softened.

    🧅onion
    🧄garlic clove
    🍳frying pan
    🥄wooden spoon

  4. Step 4/15

    Add the 250 g ground beef and break it apart with the wooden spoon.

    🥩ground beef
    🍳frying pan
    🥄wooden spoon

  5. Step 5/15

    Season the beef with salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and ground cumin.

    🧂salt
    ⚫black pepper
    🌶️paprika
    🧄garlic powder
    🫙ground cumin
    🍳frying pan
    🥄wooden spoon

  6. Step 6/15

    Cook the seasoned beef for 8 minutes, stirring, until browned and fully cooked.

    🥩ground beef
    🍳frying pan
    🥄wooden spoon

  7. Step 7/15

    Peel the 2 green plantains and cut them into thick round slices.

    🍌green plantain
    🔪chef's knife
    🪵cutting board

  8. Step 8/15

    Toss the plantain slices with lemon juice, white vinegar, and a pinch of salt.

    🍌green plantain
    🍋lemon
    🍶white vinegar
    🧂salt
    🥣mixing bowl

  9. Step 9/15

    Heat the remaining vegetable oil in the deep pot to 175°C / 350°F.

    🫗vegetable oil
    🍲deep pot

  10. Step 10/15

    Fry the plantain slices for 4 minutes until lightly golden and tender.

    🍌green plantain
    🍲deep pot
    🥄slotted spoon

  11. Step 11/15

    Drain the fried plantains on paper towel and flatten each slice with the potato masher.

    🍌green plantain
    🥄slotted spoon
    🧻paper towel
    🥔potato masher

  12. Step 12/15

    Fry the flattened plantains for 3 minutes until crisp and deeply golden.

    🍌green plantain
    🍲deep pot
    🥄slotted spoon

  13. Step 13/15

    Mash the avocado in a bowl until mostly smooth.

    🥑avocado
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥔potato masher

  14. Step 14/15

    Stir mayonnaise, smoked paprika, salt, black pepper, and honey into the mashed avocado.

    🥚mayonnaise
    🌶️smoked paprika
    🧂salt
    ⚫black pepper
    🍯honey
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄wooden spoon

  15. Step 15/15

    Serve the crispy green plantains topped with spiced ground beef and avocado mayonnaise.

    🍌green plantain
    🥩ground beef
    🥚mayonnaise
    🥑avocado
    🥣mixing bowl

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Vegetables, Herbs and Spices, Fruit, Starchy Vegetables, Condiments, Sweeteners

Ingredients

Onion, Garlic, Ground meat, Salt, Pepper, Paprika, Garlic powder, Cumin, Green plantain, Lemon, Vinegar, Avocado, Mayonnaise, Smoked paprika, Honey

Notes

Salt (for seasoning the meat, for the plantains, for the avocado sauce), Pepper (for seasoning the meat, for the avocado sauce), Paprika (for seasoning the meat), Garlic powder (for seasoning the meat), Cumin (for seasoning the meat), Lemon (for the plantains), Vinegar (for the plantains), Smoked paprika (for the avocado sauce)

Allergens

Eggs

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free

Calories

615 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 19g, Carbohydrates: 65g, Fat: 31g, Fiber: 7g, Sugars: 20g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Sodium: 680mg, Potassium: 1050mg, Iron: 3.8mg, Zinc: 5.2mg

Vitamins

Vitamin C: 31mg, Vitamin B6: 0.8mg, Vitamin B12: 1.3µg, Vitamin E: 3.1mg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

20 minutes

Cooking

25 minutes

Overall

45 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Medium (2/4)

Steps

15 steps

Equipments

Utensils

chef's knife, cutting board, mixing bowl, frying pan, deep pot, wooden spoon, slotted spoon, paper towel, potato masher

Appliances

Stove

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Main Course

Occasions

Lunch, Dinner, Casual Meal

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@niangcook

Origin

Cuisine

West African, African

Geographic

Ivory Coast, West Africa

Various

Aspect

Texture

Crispy, Tender, Creamy, Juicy

Flavors

Savory, Smoky, Sweet, Tangy, Spicy, Earthy

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 120 min (Keep covered,Do not leave cooked beef out longer than 2 hours), fridge : 3 days (Store ground beef and plantains in separate airtight containers,Store avocado mayonnaise in an airtight container,Add lemon juice to limit avocado browning), freezer : 90 days (Freeze cooked ground beef in an airtight freezer-safe container,Do not freeze avocado mayonnaise,Freeze plantains separately and reheat in an oven or air fryer)