This plantain frittata is the ultimate plantain and egg breakfast recipe. The sweetness of the plantains pairs so well with the savoriness of the eggs and other ingredients. You'll want to make this over and over again!
Fried plantains and eggs is a popular West African breakfast recipe. We love our sweet fried plantains and omelette also known as dodo and eggs.
Plantain Frittata, however, was not a popular West African breakfast while I was growing up. A few years back I saw pictures of this meal pop up in an African food Facebook group. And I have seen lots of pictures of plantain frittata on the internet since then.
Being terrorized by all these pictures, I had to try to make mine. Hmmm, the results were not too great. The plantains were just medium ripe and by the time I finished baking my frittata, they were hard and not pleasant to eat.
After retesting the recipe, I discovered that super soft ripe plantains are the way to go here. Fry them very lightly then use them in your frittata. The result is a plantain frittata with plantains that are soft and kind of melt into the baked eggs as you eat them. So so good!
This is like the West African fried plantains and eggs made to one scrumptious meal. Like I said at the beginning of this post, you'll want to make this over and over again for breakfast or brunch.
It includes chicken sausage which gives it a meaty texture and it also includes a fair share of veggies. What's not to love?
You could check this other breakfast frittata recipe.
Watch How To Make Plantain Frittata
Plantain Frittata
Ingredients
- 2-3 very ripe plantains
- 7 eggs
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 large roma tomato - chopped
- 1 cup chopped bell pepper I chopped one green bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 ½ cup chopped sausage I used chicken sausage
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon bouillon powder substitute with 1 4g stock cube (e.g Maggi)
- ¼ teaspoon ground white or black pepper
- Oil for deep frying the plantains
- ½ teaspoon oil (for greasing pie plate)
- Parsley for garnishing (optional)
Instructions
- Peel plantains then cut into ¼ inch slices. Place oil in a pan up to 2-3 inches and heat up to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Gently place the plantain slices into the oil one at a time then fry on one side for about 2 minutes. Flip to the other side and cook for another 2 minutes Remove and place on paper towel to absorb excess oil.
- Place the two tablespoons of oil in a skillet and heat up on medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute until fragrant. Add the chopped tomato and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the sausage and stir for about 2 minutes. Add the bell peppers and salt, black pepper then stir for about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- In a large bowl, crack in all the eggs. Add the bouillon powder and whisk to combine. Add the sausage-bell pepper mixture into the eggs then mix. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Rub a pie place with about a teaspoon of oil. Pour the egg mixture into the pie plate. Arrange the fried plantains on top of the egg mixture. Note that some of the plantains may shrink - that is totally okay.
- Place the pie plate in the preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes. Now remove and check to make sure the egg is set in the middle. If it is set then take it out. If it isn't set, place it bake in the oven and turn of the heat. Let it stay in the oven for about 5-10 minutes then take it out.
- Garnish with chopped parsley if desired then cut up into triangles and serve warm. So so good!
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Efuetzi says
Love everything you propose but remember. Not all your readers are expatriates. Meaning not all can afford an oven. Still a nice dish. If I ever get married she would try her best. Have a nice day precious, clif from yde
Precious says
Hi Clif, I understand when you say not everyone can afford an oven. This can equally be made on the cook top in a skillet (frying pan). You just place all the ingredients in it like you would place them in a pie plate then cover and let it cook on very low heat until the egg is set - about 20 minutes. Thanks for pointing that out and have a great weekend!
Christie says
You can do fritata without oven. I fry the egg mixture in fry pan with oil and later place the plantain on top of the fritata
Precious says
Thanks for sharing, Christie.
Joan says
Can you do a frittata with a cooking pot instead of frying pan?
Precious says
Okay, I'll keep that in mind when working on new recipes.
Sr. Mary says
Dear Precious, You are really precious and your recipes are precious. I have loved the way you have prepare the plantain frittata and I am going to try it straight away. Thanks
Precious says
You are most welcome, sis!
Langaman says
Oh yes!!!
Precious says
High five, Langaman!
Ugo says
Hi Precious, I absolutely love most of the recipes u have shared on your blog, but this frittata sounds amazing.. will definitely try it out this weekend. Thank u
Precious says
Glad you love it, Ugo! Thanks for your kind words. Enjoy!
Pate says
Oh my goodness! So yummy, I once tried making plantain frittata but I ended up making plantain ttatafri. I really have to try this again
Precious says
Lol! Hope you enjoy the recipe, dear.
Latifa Owolabi says
Please can I use baking pan in absence of pie plate?
Precious says
Yes, you can.
Lawreta says
Please can i use electric stove to bake plantain frittata
Precious says
You can do so if the stove has an oven.