{"id":198,"slug":"ator-mboro","title":"Ator mboro","description":"Ator Mboro (also known as Oto Mboro) is a traditional Efik and Ibibio dish made from unripe bananas cooked in a rich palm-oil sauce with fish, crayfish, and spices. It is valued for its nutritional benefits and is commonly eaten as a main meal.","ingredients_raw":["unripe bananas","fish (fresh or smoked)","crayfish","onion, chopped","palm oil","fresh peppers blended or chopped","seasoning powder or cube","Salt to taste","water","A handful of scent leaves or pumpkin leaves (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["unripe banana","fish","crayfish","onion","palm oil","fresh peppers blended","seasoning powder or cube","salt","water","scent leaves or pumpkin leaf"],"steps":["Wash and peel the unripe bananas.","Grate the bananas or pound them into a smooth paste.","Place the fish in a cooking pot and add water, onion, pepper, seasoning, and salt.","Cook for about 5 minutes until the fish is partly done.","Add the palm oil and ground crayfish, then stir gently.","Gradually add the grated banana paste to the pot and mix well.","Reduce the heat and allow the mixture to cook for 15–20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.","Add the scent leaves or pumpkin leaves if using.","Continue cooking until the mixture becomes thick and smooth.","Remove from heat and serve hot."],"categories":["Nigerian recipes","Efik recipes","Banana recipes","African recipes"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":120,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"hard","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Ator_mboro","source_ref":"4639161","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Ator_mboro&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"e9b05ac1f76f83a399c3b71147bc0f63d7cba163ccc932d937ebd59221d694ad","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/ator-mboro"}