I'm not really a fan of yam, however my hubby loves it so much we hardly ever run out. I managed to bag a bargain at the store for half a box of Yam and as I'm not really a fan of it, I cannot let it go to waste.

I decided to make him one of his favourite yam dishes, Yam Porridge also known as Asaro in Yoruba-land.

Try out my recipe below and I'm sure you'll come back and tell me how amazeballs it turned. Have a good weekend :-)

Cooking time:- 30 to 40 minutes

Ingredients:-

Yam tuber cut into squares for convenience
1 red bell pepper
1 red onion
1 scotch bonnet
1 tin of plum tomatoes or fresh tomatoes if preferred
half a teaspoon of dried thyme
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of all purpose seasoning
2 stock cubes
4 tablespoons of vegetable or olive oil
5 tablespoons of palm oil
3 pieces of smoked turkey
2 pieces of Mackerel fish


Method:-

Heat the vegetable oil and palm oil in a saucepan on low to medium heat for about 10 minutes; whilst that heating up, blend the tomatoes, pepper, onions & scotch bonnet together until fine. Once done, add into the oil mix and stir








Now add the cleaned yam







Leave to cook for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes the yam will begin to get soft; depending on your preference you can either mash the yam at this stage or leave it if you prefer.

I mashed mine a bit and left some chunky yam bits.

I decided to add some smoked turkey and Mackerel slices.





Stir



Voila, all done nice and easy.