How to prepare Yam Pottage By chef AY

Yam Porridge (Asaro) which is also known as Yam pottage or Yam porridge is a very delicious Yam recipe though it’s eaten by most tribes in Nigeria but it’s more common in the Yoruba speaking parts of Nigeria.


Recipe needed

1/2 yam medium sized

1 Onion medium sized (diced)

1.5 starter sauce a blend of pepper, tomatoes and onions

1/2 cup of fresh Palm oil

2 table spoon of crayfish

Water

Parsley or any leafy vegetables

Crab meat.

 INSTRUCTIONS

Peel and cut the yam into medium sized chunk and rinse several times

Put the yam into the pot and add water to the level of the yam and let it boil for about 15minutes on high heat

Add the starter sauce ( Palm oil, onions, crayfish,salts,stock cubes , pepper, and allow it cook for another 15 minutes on a low heat

Add the crab meat (you can use whatever addition you like such as smoked fish, prawns and smoked turkey)

Mash the yam with potato masher or a wooden spoon( you can mash everything into creamy paste)

Allow it to simmer for an additional 5minute 

Enjoy while it's hot