Plantain Porridge
Thick and creamy Jamaican breakfast that can be enjoyed all day long.
Equipment
- Blender
- Sauce pan
- Wooden spoon
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cup
Ingredients
- 1 green plantain peeled and diced
- 1 date deseeded
- 1 ½ cup lite coconut milk divided 1 cup and 1/2 cup
- 1 ½ cup water
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Add plantain to blender along with the date, 1 cup lite coconut milk, 1/4 tsp salt and ground nutmeg.
- Blend until smooth.
- Bring 1 1/2 cup water to a boil in a sauce pan.
- Add blended plantain mixture to boiling water and reduce heat to simmer. Stir continuously.
- Add cinnamon stick and remaining coconut milk.
- Simmer for 10-15 minutes stirring continuously.
- Discard cinnamon stick.
- Serve drizzled with more coconut milk and ground cinnamon.