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Ikokore (Water Yam Pottage)

Name: Ikokore (Water Yam Pottage)
Total time: 1h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 800g water yam, peeled; 4 tbsp palm oil; 150g smoked fish; 100g stockfish; 2 tbsp crayfish; 1 onion; 2 scotch bonnets; 1 tsp locust bean; Salt, seasoning

Ijebu-Yoruba grated water-yam porridge cooked in palm oil with smoked fish and crayfish — soft, savoury and rustic.

1h 4 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 800g water yam, peeled
• 4 tbsp palm oil
• 150g smoked fish
• 100g stockfish
• 2 tbsp crayfish
• 1 onion
• 2 scotch bonnets
• 1 tsp locust bean
• Salt, seasoning

Method

Step 1 of 520%

Grate water yam coarsely and set aside.

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1
Grate water yam coarsely and set aside.
2
Fry sliced onion in palm oil; add blended chili and locust bean, cook 8 min.
3
Pour in 700 ml water and bring to a boil with seasoning.
4
Drop grated yam in spoonfuls into the simmering sauce; do not stir 5 min.
5
Add smoked fish, stockfish and crayfish; simmer 20 min until yam is soft and porridge-like.