YAM PORRIDGE WITH PLANTAINS (VIDEO)
Yam Porridge with plantain is an incredibly rich and tasty one pot meal, and as the name implies the recipe is basically made with porridge and plantains, seasoned with salt and fortified with spinach and dry fish.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 Lb Yam (Small Puna)
- 2 Plantains (Large )
- 1 Stock Fish
- 2 Tbs Cray Fish
- 1/2 Cup Palm Oil
- 1 Stock Cube
- Salt To Taste
- A handful of Spinach
- 4 to 4.5 Cups of Water
- The Sauce
- one of each Onion (Tomato, Bell pepper and Habanero (blended and pre-boiled))
Instructions
- 1
Peel the Yam, and cut it into small cubes, rinse the cubed Yams immediately to prevent it from browning and leave them in water until you are ready to use them.
- 2
Peel the plantain and cut into cubes
- 3
Put the cubed Yams, Plantains, stock fish, salt, seasoning cube and 4 cups of water inside a large pot. Cover it up and allow it to cook for 30 to 35 minutes.
- 4
Stir in the blended peppers, Tomatoes and Onions, Palm Oil and crayfish
- 5
Use a Potato masher or a wooden spoon to mash the Yam and plantain to your desired consistency. See note
- 6
Add the spinach and adjust the water and seasoning of necessary.
- 7
Let it simmer for a minute or two.
- 8
Serve hot!