• Recipe for the Yam and Fish Sauce

    Hello Everyone,

    I had been sending out a bunch of recipes in the past and i wasn’t sure if people were actually using them which is why i put up the post asking if people wanted the recipe and clearly you guys do. For my new Non-Nigerian Followers of this blog, feel free to try the recipe with less spices as Nigerians looooooove spicy food. Also do not forget to send your recipes to afrolems { at} gmail.com

    Recipe for Yam and Fish Sauce

    Ingredients

    For the Yam

    Yam

    1 table-spoon Salt

    3 cups of water

    For the Fish Sauce

    Fish (I used Tilapia but that is a personal preference as any type of fish can be used)

    Tomatoes or 1 can of diced tomatoes

    2 fresh peppers

    Green and Yellow Bell peppers

    1 bulb of onions

    1 cooking spoon of vegetable oil ( this is preference again as you can use olive oil or other options)

    a lump of butter

    1 teaspoon of curry

    a pinch of thyme

    2 tablespoons of salt

    3 cubes of maggi

    1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper or dry Cameroonian pepper(depending on your spice level)

    Method

    *Clean out the Fish (remove scales, remove gills, wash the blood out)

    *Season the fish with salt and 1/2 table spoon of cayenne pepper

    *Fry the Fish in a deep fryer till brown or for 10 minutes

    *Peel the Yam and cut them into squares

    *Place in pot with 3 cups of water and bring to boil.

    *Boil for 15 minutes. Every 5 minutes, bury a fork into the yam to test if its soft and add 1 tablespoon of salt when its soft and drain the left over water. If its not soft add more water while boiling

    *Heat up the lump of butter and fry the half of the onions(cut the onions in a ring shape) and bell pepper.

    *add 1 cooking spoon of oil to the frying onions and pepper then add the diced tomatoes and fresh pepper

    * As you fry the tomatoes mash them and let it fry for 5 minutes on medium heat

    *add your salt, pepper, maggi, curry, thyme and leave to fry for 3 minutes

    * Add the rest of your onions and add the fried fish to the sauce and stir in. Do not stir excessively as the fish may fall apart. A strategy would be to turn the fish back and forth and pour the sauce on it as opposed to stirring the way you would stir soup.

    *allow to simmer for 3 minutes

    Food is Ready.

    7 comments on “Recipe for the Yam and Fish Sauce”

    1. afrolems Reply

      The best way to pick yam is to squeeze it to check if its hard. Then you should scratch the body to see if its white inside. Hope that helps

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