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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut the plantain horizontally into 2 halves. Cook the 2 halves in boiling water for 10-15 minutes (until color changes to deeper orange). Alternatively, cook in microwave with no water, for about 7 minutes. | 2. Cut plantain into cubes. Easiest way is to cut the 2 halves long-ways by making a cross cut (just like the plus sign) on each half and then cutting 1 inch slices all the way through. | 3. In a skillet, apply medium heat and spray in just enough cooking spray to cover the bottom of the pan. Add all of the plantain cubes and stir around for 5 minutes or until a bit browned. Remove the plantain (can transfer onto a paper-towel to pat down and get rid of any excess oil). | 4. Place quinoa in a bowl, rinse if needed. Drain well. | 5. In the skillet, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil over medium heat. Stir in garlic and cook by stirring for a minute. Add quinoa and cook, stirring for 10 minutes or until golden. Stir in 2 cups of water and add the salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook over medium low heat for 15 minutes or until all the water is absorbed. | 6. (Skip this step if using pre-cooked shrimp but make sure to thaw out the shrimp if frozen) Boil shrimp for approximately 3 minutes in microwave, or in boiling water on stove. Do not cook all the way through. | 7. Stir in the broccoli florets, onion and shrimp into the skillet with the quinoa. Season to taste and add the other teaspoon of olive oil. Cook over medium heat for 2-5 minutes | 8. Stir in half of the cooked plantain cubes for 2 minutes along with basil leaves. | 9. Serve the other half of the plantain cubes as a side to the main dish. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
quinoa	1	cup	uncooked	-	-	-	-
jumbo shrimp	1	cup	boiled cooked	-	-	-	-
plantain	1			218.38	57.0831	2.327	0.6623
broccoli	1			30.94	6.0424	2.5662	0.3367
yellow onion	1/4		chopped sliced	28.71	1.7096	0.2066	2.349
olive oil	2	teaspoons		79.56	0.0	0.0	9.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	2 -4	teaspoon	smashed minced	-	-	-	-
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
basil leaf	1/2	handful		-	-	-	-
purpose seasoning				-	-	-	-
cooking spray				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.