It all happened middle February when I got home for break from school, finding out that my dad has gone to the farm to harvest different specie of yam but the water yam was more. Then I was like what can I use water yam to make aside from yam pottage ikokore that am used to? Then i got an answer to my question .... Yam freetles !!!!!!! Locally known as ojojo. So I decided to make yam freetles with most of the yam, but would also love to talk about yam pottage.
Yam pottage ikokore
Yam pottage also known as 'ikokore' is a meal prepared in Nigeria with the aid of water yam isu ewura, its popular among the 'ijebu's', am yet to see a citizen of ijebu who doesn't love the meal. My parents are from ijebu, Nigeria, so u can't blame me, that's why my love for the food is of a great height.
Ingredients
- Water yam
- Palm oil
- Grinded pepper
- Dry fish
- Meat
- Prawns
- Seasoning
- Salt
Preparation
Cut the yam into desired quantity, then peel it.
Get a grater and then grate the peeled yam.
When done grating, you can add seasoning and salt, mix it together and then set it aside.
Get a small pot that will contain the grated water yam. Place the pot on a medium heat, after it dry, add palm oil, then add seasoning and salt to taste, leave to fry for 10 minutes.
Thereafter add the dry fish, meat, prawns.
Then you scoop the grated water yam into the frying stew, big lump and small lumps, small lumps will later dissolve. Stir small and reduce heat to low and leave for about 10 minutes, and your ikokore is ready.
You can serve with eba tutu or serve it alone.
Yam freetles ojojo
This takes a form of snack and easier to prepare compared to the yam pottage.
Ingredients
- Water yam
- Fresh pepper
- Prawn
- Groundnut oil.
Preparation
Like it was done earlier, cut the yam to a desired quantity, peel the yam.
Get a suitable grater to grate the peeled yam and the fresh pepper also.
When done grating the water yam and fresh pepper ata rodo, add salt and seasoning to taste, add prawn and mix it together thoroughly.
Pour the groundnut oil into frying pan and place on medium heat.
Now scoop the mixed grated yam in little portion into the hot groundnut oil.
Leave to fry for a while, till you get a golden brown, then u scoop out of the groundnut oil, and your yam freetles ojojo is ready.
Serve alone or with cold papa eko
Seems easier and faster than yam pottage. I used most of the water yam at home to produce yam freetles mostly.
So we have two end product for water yam.
Yam pottage ikokore and
Yam freetles ojojo.
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