Plantain Pudding
This vegan builds unripe green plantains, fresh tomatoes and ground crayfish into an easy meal you can have ready in about 65 minutes. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for large pot and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Peel the unripe plantains, cut them into chunks, and blend with the water until you have a smooth, thick batter, working in batches if needed.
- Roughly blend the tomatoes, red bell pepper, scotch bonnet, and onion into a coarse paste and set aside.
- Stir the pepper paste, ground crayfish, crushed seasoning cubes, salt, and vegetable oil into the plantain batter until the mixture is evenly combined and pourable.
- Grease individual heatproof ramekins or a foil-lined dish and divide the batter among them, leaving room for slight rising.
- Set a steamer or a wide pot with a rack and a few inches of simmering water, place the filled containers inside, and cover tightly.
- Steam over medium heat for 35 to 45 minutes, until the pudding is set firm and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- Let the puddings rest for 5 minutes, then unmould and serve warm on their own or with a spoonful of pepper sauce.
You'll use: Large pot Β· Saucepan Β· Blender Β· Steamer
Tips & common questions
How long does Plantain Pudding take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Plantain Pudding vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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Plantain Pudding is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Plantain Pudding.jpg by Aderiqueza, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.