{"id":119,"date":"2020-05-21T17:57:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T15:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afropeans.com\/kitchen\/?p=119"},"modified":"2020-05-21T20:31:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:31:14","slug":"fried-egg-yam-and-fried-plantain-nigerian-breakfast-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afropeans.com\/kitchen\/fried-egg-yam-and-fried-plantain-nigerian-breakfast-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Fried Egg, Yam and Fried Plantain | Nigerian breakfast recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have tried the Nigerian scrambled egg, yam and fried plantain breakfast combination? If you have congratulations. If you have not you don&#8217;t know what you are missing! It is the yummiest breakfast ever. It is so easy to make too!<\/p>\n<p>As per the stated aim of the Afropean Kitchen, this recipe is dedicated to Tony Allen &#8211; Nigerian Afrobeats Pioneer. Read more about him by following this link. <a href=\"https:\/\/afropeans.com\/kitchen\/tony-allen-afrobeats-pioneer\/\">https:\/\/afropeans.com\/kitchen\/tony-allen-afrobeats-pioneer\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Serves 2. Total preparation time ca. 25 minutes)<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<p><em>Half a tuber of yam (alternatively use potatoes if you can\u2019t find yam)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>3 ripe plantains<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sunflower oil<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2 fresh tomatoes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>4 eggs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Half red bell pepper<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1 onion<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Salt to taste<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Spices of choice<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a 3-part meal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 1 (The yam<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>Cut the yam in slices. Peel off the skin and clean with water. Put into a cooking pan. Add clean water \u00a0and salt to taste. Boil for ca. 10 minutes until soft.\u00a0 Pour out any remaining water in the pan and cover to keep warm. Your yam is ready!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 2 (The plantain)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cut the plantains in slant slices and add a bit of salt to taste. Fry the plantains in medium-high heated frying pan with sunflower oil. Flip the plantains after 2 minutes to ensure that both sides are moderately brown and done. Your fried plantain is ready!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 3. (The scrambled eggs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Slice the onion, tomatoes and the red bell pepper. Break 4\u00a0 eggs in a bowl. Add a bit of spices you like, salt to taste and mix everything together. \u00a0Add the sliced onions, tomatoes &amp; red bell pepper to a medium heated frying pan with sunflower oil. Saut\u00e9 for ca. 1 minute. Add the mixed eggs. Turn the eggs after ca. 2 minutes to ensure both sides are done.<\/p>\n<p>Serve the yam, fried plantains and the scrambled eggs in a plate. Voila! \u00a0Your yummy breakfast is ready! \u00a0There is nothing stopping you from making this delicious recipe as dinner too!<\/p>\n<p>Have a nice meal!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fried Egg, Yam and Fried Plantain | Nigerian breakfast recipe | Dedicated to Tony | #Recipe3\" width=\"785\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XH-oSMGChEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have tried the Nigerian scrambled egg, yam and fried plantain breakfast combination? If you have congratulations. If you have not you don&#8217;t know what you are missing! It is the yummiest breakfast ever. It is so easy to make too! 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