Student Yam porridge recipe (àsáró)

Name: Student Yam porridge recipe (àsáró)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 1 person
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: Yam; Tomato sauce/tomato paste; 2 tablespoons ground pepper; 1/4 cup palm oil; Groundnut oil; 1 teaspoon salt; Shrimps (optional); Scent leaves also known as Efinrin in Yoruba; 1 bowl water; Additional seasonings such as tumeric, thyme, onions, etc (depending on what you prefer)

Grace Durosaro @gracedurosaro

Are you tired of eating the same plain old yam? Try this amazing indigenous Yoruba recipe for yam porridge

Grace Durosaro @gracedurosaro

Are you tired of eating the same plain old yam? Try this amazing indigenous Yoruba recipe for yam porridge

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Ingredients

1 hour max

1 person

Yam
Tomato sauce/tomato paste
2 tablespoonsground pepper
1/4 cuppalm oil
Groundnut oil
1 teaspoonsalt
Shrimps (optional)
Scent leaves also known as Efinrin in Yoruba
1 bowlwater
Additional seasonings such as tumeric, thyme, onions, etc (depending on what you prefer)

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Steps

1 hour max

1

Peel the yam and cut it into little cube sizes. Place in a bowl.

Cutting yam without itching
2

With the groundnut oil, fry the tomato sauce/ paste on a low heat.
3

Add salt, pepper, shrimps and any additional seasonings of your choice
4

Fry together for about a minute or two, then pour in a bowl of water
5

Stir the mixture, check taste and add the yams.
6

Cook until soft then add the palm oil
7

Cover and let it cook for another 3 to 5 mins
8

Use a turning stick (or whatever can do the job) to mash the yam together
9

Add the scent leaves and cover to let it simmer
10

Then stir the porridge together.
11

Serve hot with fish or meat or whatever you think is best

Tips

Cutting yam without itching

Use oil to rub your hand before cutting yams it will prevent your hand from itching when you are done with the cutting wash your hand immediately and rub lotion or oil

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