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Side dishe for 4

Asaro Yam Pottage

Yam cooks in a blended tomato, pepper, and onion sauce enriched with palm oil and seasoning cubes.

$1.58per serving $
55 minstart to table
4servings

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Ingredients

  • 3 tomatoes
  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 2 scotch bonnet chile peppers
  • 1 onion
  • 1/2 cup palm oil or vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 seasoning cubes
  • salt to taste (optional)
  • 4 cups water or stock
  • 1 yam
  • leafy vegetables such as spinach or ugu (optional)

Steps

  1. Peel the yam, cut it into chunks, and rinse it.
  2. Blend the tomatoes, red peppers, scotch bonnet peppers, and onion with 1 cup water.
  3. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat, add the blended vegetables, and cook for 10 minutes.
  4. Add the remaining water, seasoning cubes, salt, and yam, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes until tender.
  5. Stir in the leafy vegetables and cook for 3 minutes before serving.

Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.

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