Nigerian Yam Porridge

Name: Nigerian Yam Porridge
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1kg yam, cubed; 1/4 cup palm oil; 3 tomatoes, blended; 2 chilies, blended

Asaro/ah-SAH-roh/

About this dish

Yam chunks simmered in a palm oil and pepper sauce with vegetables, a comforting one-pot meal.

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Ingredients

🍠1kg yam, cubed

🌴1/4 cup palm oil

🍅3 tomatoes, blended

🌶️2 chilies, blended

Method

Serves 3

Simmer the yam in water until nearly tender.

Add blended tomato, chili, and palm oil.

Continue cooking, mashing some of the yam to thicken.

Season with salt and stock cube.

Serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Yam porridge (asaro) is a common Nigerian home-cooked dish, valued for being a filling, easy one-pot meal.

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