Tom Tom

Name: Tom Tom
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Haitian
Ingredients: 5 green plantains, peeled; Salt, to taste; Water, for boiling

Tom Tom/tom tom/

Also known as: Pounded Plantain

About this dish

Pounded plantain served as a starchy accompaniment to soups and stews, a Haitian staple.

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Ingredients

🍌5 green plantains, peeled

🧂Salt, to taste

🫙Water, for boiling

Method

Serves 3

Boil the green plantains until very tender.

Pound the boiled plantains in a mortar until smooth and stretchy.

Shape into balls.

Serve alongside a hearty soup or stew.

Eat by tearing off pieces to dip.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tom tom is a traditional Haitian pounded plantain dish, similar to West African fufu, commonly eaten with soup.

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