{"id":1079,"slug":"dodo-ikire-fried-leftover-plantain","title":"Dodo Ikire (Fried Leftover Plantain)","description":"Dodo ikire is a Nigerian dish of fried overripe plantain. According to legend, it was developed in the town of Ikire by a woman as an alternative to discarding overripe plantains.","ingredients_raw":["Overripe plantain, peeled and sliced","Salt","Crushed pepper","Vegetable oil for frying"],"ingredients_norm":["overripe plantain","salt","pepper","vegetable oil"],"steps":["Mash the plantain and transfer it into a bowl.","Stir in salt and crushed pepper until well-combined.","Heat oil in a frying pan for a few minutes, but don't allow to smoke. Allow it heat for a few minutes (3–4 minutes is enough).","Scoop the plantain mixture into the hot oil. Cook until darkened but not burnt.","Remove the dodo ikire from the oil, and drain any excess.","Re-mould the dodo ikire into balls. Sprinkle with some pepper."],"categories":["Nigerian recipes","Yoruba recipes","Recipes using plantain","Recipes using chile flake","Recipes using vegetable oil"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Dodo_Ikire_(Fried_Leftover_Plantain)","source_ref":"4638632","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Dodo_Ikire_(Fried_Leftover_Plantain)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"2ce179c6e704c3c0529b2081358ca5aa00f5530e1b3843ca50f2634c2c4379db","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/dodo-ikire-fried-leftover-plantain"}