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How to cook Matoke (Plantains)

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Course Main Course
Cuisine African cuisine, Buganda, Rwanda, Uganda
Calories 469 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Matoke/Matooke
  • Water

Instructions
 

  • Peel the Matooke/plantains, chop into 1-2″ chunks. place them into a bowl water and rinse the Matooke.
  • Using a medium saucepan, add the Matooke and bring to a boil until soft. Drain out all the water
  • Mash until the Matooke are tender or eat as chucks.

Notes

 

KEY FACTS

  • It has a moderate calorie density, providing a reasonable amount of calories per ounce (0.1 cal/oz).
  • Free from risky components like sodium, cholesterol, saturated fat, and added sugar.
  • A good source of protein, offering 18% of the daily value per 100g.
  • Relatively high in carbohydrates, supplying 43% of the daily value per 100g.
  • Contains no fiber (0% of the daily value per 100g).
Keyword Matoke, Matooke