Asaro Yam Porridge Recipe | Easy & Authentic
Serves 4 | Prep 15 min | Cook 50 min | Heat: Medium
This is the kind of dish that makes the whole house smell like home. Our Asaro Yam Porridge Meal Kit bundles every shelf-stable ingredient below in one box with a printed recipe card – you just add the fresh bits.
Ingredients
In the box
- Ivory Island Best Yam Flour 1Kg
- Ivory Island Best Pure Red Palm Oil 2Ltr
- Ivory Island Best Pepper Soup Spice
- Authentic African Crayfish Powder Seasoning
- Ivory Island Best Smoked Shawa Fillet
You will add fresh
- Fresh peppers
- 1 onion
- Spinach (optional)
Method
- Cut fresh yam into chunks if using, or prepare dumplings from the flour later.
- Fry onion in palm oil, add blended pepper and fry 5 minutes.
- Pour in 600ml water, pepper soup spice, crayfish and dried fish.
- Add yam chunks; simmer 25 minutes until soft and the porridge thickens.
- Mash a few pieces against the pot for body; adjust salt.
- Finish with spinach leaves and rest 5 minutes before serving.
Short on time? Get the complete Asaro Yam Porridge Meal Kit here – everything measured, boxed and delivered UK-wide.
