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Angú de Banana

São Toméan angú de banana, green bananas or breadfruit boiled soft, mashed smooth, and finished with palm oil and salt.

Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
Region
West Africa
Time
35 min
Serves
6
Level
easy
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Recipe overview

What to know before you cook

Angú should be smooth enough to carry calulu sauce. Pound while hot and loosen only with a little cooking water if needed.

What the dish tastes like

São Toméan angú de banana, green bananas or breadfruit boiled soft, mashed smooth, and finished with palm oil and salt.

When to cook it

Best for Daily staple, with a easy cooking level and about 35 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Calulu, grilled fish, fish stew, or palm-oil vegetables

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Chef watch-outs
  • Rushing the rest or fermentation period.
  • Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
  • Adding all seasoning early and forgetting to adjust at the end.
How you know it is ready
  • The bread or batter should smell pleasantly fermented, toasted, or nutty rather than floury.
  • The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
  • Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.
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Calulu, grilled fish, fish stew, or palm-oil vegetables

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Servings 6

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How to cook it

Step-by-step method

Keep the rhythm calm, watch the texture, and adjust seasoning at the end.

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4 steps 35 min total easy
1
Boil the bananas
Place peeled green bananas in salted boiling water. Cook until very soft, about 15-20 minutes.
They should be completely soft — undercooked bananas won't mash smoothly.
Boil bananas 20:00
2
Mash
Drain the bananas. Mash with a potato masher or wooden pestle until completely smooth with no lumps.
3
Add palm oil
Stir in palm oil and salt. Mix until the angú is smooth, golden, and uniform.
The palm oil gives it a beautiful golden colour and rich flavour.
4
Serve
Shape into a mound and serve alongside calulu or other stews.

Every household has small variations. Start here, then adjust seasoning, heat, and serving sides to your kitchen.

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