- 10
minPrep Time - 25
minCook Time - 35
minReady in - 4
perYield
Recipe Overview
- Recipe typeAfricana
- Difficulty levelIntermediate
- CuisinesAfricana, Nigerian Cuisine
- CoursesBreakfasts, Dinners, Lunches
- IngredientsVegetables
Recipe Description
Vegetable Yam Porridge is a tasty healthy meal that will take your love for yam porridge to all new different level.
Yam Porridge with Vegetables is prepared with a combination of yams and fresh green vegetables; a sure healthy way to eat yam and get your veggies in. Enjoy this easy and thorough recipe for a perfect Vegetable Yam Porridge!
Ingredients
- 1 tuber of yam (washed and cut into chunky size cubes)
- 1/4 cup coarsely ground crayfish
- 2 medium onions chopped and divided
- 1 smoked fish washed and deboned optional
- 2 medium bell peppers coarsely blended
- 1 habanero pepper blended with the red bell peppers
- 1 tbsp crushed garlic
- 3/4 cup palm oil
- Salt to taste
- Seasoning cubes to taste
- I bunch vegetable of choice chopped
Steps
- Put the yam chunks in a pot, add water to just about an inch below the level of the yam in the pot.
- Add in 1/2 of the chopped onions, crayfish, seasoning cube and bring to boil.
- In a medium saucepan, pour in the palm and heat up, then put in the other 1/2 of the chopped onions, sauté till transluscent, then pour in the coarsely blended bell pepper and habenero pepper mix.
- Cook for about 3 minutes or until the moisture evaporates.
- Turn off heat and wait for the yam to cook
- When the yam is soft and cooked, pour in the sauce you made stir in and Allow to simmer for another minute.
- Add in the chopped vegetables, stir in and turn off heat.
- Cover pot to allow the vegetables cook in the residual heat. Serve warm and enjoy
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