Mugoyo

Name: Mugoyo
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Ugandan
Ingredients: 1kg sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 2 cups cooked red or brown beans; 1 onion, chopped; 2 tbsp cooking oil; Salt

Mugoyo/moo-GOH-yoh/

Also known as: Sweet Potato and Bean Mash

About this dish

Sweet potatoes and beans cooked together and mashed into a hearty, comforting dish.

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Ingredients

🍠1kg sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

🫘2 cups cooked red or brown beans

🧅1 onion, chopped

🫗2 tbsp cooking oil

🧂Salt

Method

Serves 3

Boil the sweet potatoes in salted water until very soft, then drain.

Fry the onion in the oil until golden.

Add the cooked beans and heat through, adding a splash of water.

Add the sweet potatoes and mash everything together until fairly smooth.

Season with salt and serve warm, with groundnut sauce if you like.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mugoyo is a traditional Baganda dish from central Uganda, made with the country's abundant sweet potatoes and often served with groundnut sauce.

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