West Africa · Street food

Alloco (Crispy Fried Ripe Plantains with Piment Sauce)

Name: Alloco (Crispy Fried Ripe Plantains with Piment Sauce)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Côte d'Ivoire
Ingredients: 4 piece ripe yellow plantains (yellow peel with heavy black spotting); 400 ml red palm oil or refined peanut oil (for frying); 1 tsp salt; 3 piece medium plum tomatoes; 1 piece small red onion; 2 clove garlic; 2 piece Scotch bonnet peppers; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp dried shrimp powder (optional, omit for strict vegetarian)

Caramelized, golden fried plantain cubes paired with a smoky, spicy tomato and crushed chili dipping sauce.

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street-foodvegetarianspicygluten-free

The story

Alloco is the quintessential Ivorian street food, sold at ubiquitous neighborhood stalls called allocodromes. Served piping hot in old cement bags or paper wrappers, it is the daily social snack of students and workers alike, often eaten with hard-boiled eggs or fried fish.

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