Gizdodo
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Description:
Golden brown, fried plantain and tasty gizzards – do we need to say more? This colourful gizdodo recipe is a classic and a great idea for celebrations and get-togethers with family and friends. Its wide variety of flavours will definitely be appreciated.
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Ingredients:
1 cup ripe plantain, chopped
10 medium gizzards
1 medium onion
4 medium fresh tomatoes
3 medium rodo (Scotch bonnet pepper)1 large tatashe (bell pepper)
2 cooking spoons groundnut oil
½ cup cut carrots (optional)
5 medium mushrooms (optional)1 large green pepper
½ tsp. thyme/curry
Seasoning/salt to taste -
Method:
- Fry the chopped plantain until it turns golden brown. Set aside.
- Spice and boil the gizzards until tender. Fry or grill, then set aside.
- Soak the carrot in hot water to soften it, drain and set aside.
- Chop the tomatoes, rodo, tatashe and the onions.
- Cut the mushrooms into halves.
- Dice the green pepper.
- In a clean pot, add some oil used in frying the plantain, add the chopped tomatoes, rodo, tatashe and onions. Fry for 15 minutes.
- Add the stock from the cooked gizzards, curry and thyme. Cook for 5 minutes (until the water is almost dried up).
- Add the mushroom and gizzards, stir and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the fried plantain, stir and adjust seasoning to taste.
- Add the carrot and green pepper.
- Simmer for 3 minutes.
Source: shoprite recipes