Tatales (Plantain Pancakes)
Tatales are a classic Ghanaian dish of plantain pancakes. It is best to use overly ripened plantains. If you happen to have some that aren’t ripe, you’ll need to boil them first to soften them up before mashing. When mashing the plantains, they don’t need to be smushed until smooth. Lumps are a good thing in this situation. Once all the ingredients are mixed together, fry the batter in pancake form for 5 minutes a side. Serve the pancakes with beans.
Servings: 2
Equipment
- bean or potato masher
Ingredients
- 2 plantains ripe
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1 green onion chopped
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tsp ginger minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Peel and cut plantains into small cubes.
- Mash the plantains with a bean masher.
- Mix in the rest of the ingredients.
- Heat up cooking oil on a griddle over medium high heat. Portion out the batter into 4 equal amounts. Drop each amount onto the griddle.
- Fry for 5 minutes a side.
