BOILED PLANTAIN AND CUCUMBER SAUCE.

Hello Hivers!

I hope your weekend was great. It's another Sunday, the beginning of a new week, and another day to share our creative content, without further ado, let's get right into it.

Here is another recipe I created and want to share with you, in case you missed the previous one, you can find it here. For a long time now, I have not bought plantain because the ones my parents planted at the backyard is yielding well. I used ripe plantain for this recipe. You may be wondering why I called it cucumber sauce when I have tomato and carrot added to it... well, it's because a good amount of cucumber was added.

Ingredients Needed

• Ripe plantain (I used 2)
• Fish stock
• Fish chunks (already cooked)
• Tomato paste
• Blended pepper
• Onions
• Carrot
• Cucumber
• Cooking oil (canola oil)
• Seasoning cube
• Salt

Cooking Process

Plantain

The plantain was harvested from the backyard and left to ripe.

Steps

1. I washed the plantain and took off the peel.

1. Fetched some water in a pot and brought it to a boil.
2. I cut the plantain into sizeable pieces and added it to the boiling water.
   Note: I did not bother to add salt to it because ripe plantain has a sweet taste.
3. Cook the plantain until it is done. Then drain out the water.
   
4. The plantain is ready and waiting for the sauce.

Cucumber Sauce

1. I washed the onions, carrot and cucumber. Then sliced each of them.

1. In a pan, I added the fish stock, fish chunks, tomato paste, blended pepper, cooking oil, seasoning cube, and a little salt and allowed it to saute.
   
2. Then I added the onions and gave it a quick stir.
   
3. I went ahead and added the carrot and cucumber and sauteed for a minute.

Pro Tip: At this point, it is advisable to cook on medium heat, and stir continuously. The idea is for the cucumber to get a bit tender but, still fresh. It's more enjoyable when the veggies are not dead (I mean, too soft).

1. The cucumber sauce is ready to serve.

Let's eat

I added more fresh sliced cucumber on the plate as you can see below.

Serving Options

• One way you can have this sauce served has been shown above with plantain.
• In case you are not able to get plantain in your location, this goes well with any type of potato.
• It can also go well with white rice, grilled fish, and grilled chicken.

Benefits

• One of the benefits of ripe plantain I want to share from experience is its fibre content, which improves bowel movement.
• It also enhances your mood (well, I feel happy whenever I eat ripe plantain either boiled, fried or roasted).

Conclusion
This is an easy delicious and nutritious recipe that takes less than an hour to make. I enjoyed the meal and the freshness of the veggies in the sauce.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and cook with me.

Would you give it a try? Tell me if you like this recipe. See you in the comments.

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Love from @winanda

All images are mine taken with my Samsung Galaxy A21s