Yam Porridge

Name: Yam Porridge
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: Yam tuber; Salt (to taste); Pepper (to taste); Stockfish; Red palm oil (to colour); Fresh green vegetable (For example; Ugu); Beef(optional); 1 smoked fish/dry fish; 1 tablespoon ground crayfish; Habanero or Chilli pepper (to taste); 2 big stock cubes; 1 medium onion

Anon Chef @cook_9727644

I had the toughest decision of my life; I was faced with the choice of either calling it Yam porridge or Yam Pottage. In the end, I decided to call it Yam Porridge cos that’s what I’ve known it to be called for as long as I remember. Who cares about the name anyways,not like your stomach would query you 🤷‍♀️. After all,”tie goat for tree and tie tree for goat” na the same thing.
Try this recipe and tell me what you think,let’s make our stomach proud of our hands shall we???

Anon Chef @cook_9727644

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Ingredients

Yam tuber
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Stockfish
Red palm oil (to colour)
Fresh green vegetable (For example; Ugu)
Beef(optional)
1smoked fish/dry fish
1 tablespoonground crayfish
Habanero or Chilli pepper (to taste)
2big stock cubes
1medium onion

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Steps

1

Wash the beef,spice it with salt,pepper,onion,stock cube(I used Maggi here). Add the Stockfish for that special flavor.
2

When the beef is cooked,place it on a chopping board and cut it into desired size.
3

Peel and cut the yam tuber into medium sizes. Wash and then place in a sizable pot. HINT; the smaller the yam cubes the faster it cooks.
4

Wash and cut the onions into tiny pieces. Grind or blend the chilli pepper (your choice) and set aside.
5

If you’re using dry fish, here is where you soak and pick the bones.
6

Add enough water to cover the yam cubes and start cooking at medium to high heat. Now is the best time to add the dry fish if you’re making use of it.
7

After the yam has boiled for a while, add the onions, ground crayfish, pepper, stock cubes, palm oil and the smoked fish. (Then add the stock from the beef)
8

Add salt to taste and stir very well. Cook at high heat for about 5 minutes, add the chopped the beef now.
9

Add the green vegetable(chopped and washed thoroughly), stir and leave to stand for few minutes then serve.