Mashed yams from Nigeria
Description
This recipe has been altered to suit Western cooking style, where butter and milk are common.
Ingredients
4 yams (large, washed, patted dry, peeled, and cut into 1/2 inch slices) 2 Teaspoon salt 1⁄2 Teaspoon pepper 3 Tablespoon milk 1⁄2 Teaspoon nutmeg 3 Tablespoon butter 2 Tablespoon parsley (fresh leaves, finely chopped)
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a pan on high heat. Add 1 tsp salt and the sliced yams.
- Turn the heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 40 minutes or until the yams are tender when pierced. Drain liquid and return the yams to the pan.
- Mash the yams until smooth with a potato masher. Add milk and butter to the mashed yams and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg to your taste,
- Put the yams into a serving bowl and garnish with chopped parsley.
Notes
Ingredientes, metric
4
large yams, washed, patted dry, peeled, and cut into 1/2 inch slices
2 tsp
salt
1/2 tsp
pepper
45 ml
milk
1/2 tsp
nutmeg
75 g
butter
2 Tbs
finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
Nutrition facts
Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories
261.88
Calories From Fat (31%)
81.33
% Daily Value
Total Fat 9.24g
14%
Saturated Fat 5.75g
29%
Cholesterol 23.81mg
8%
Sodium 1183.32mg
49%
Potassium 1258.75mg
36%
Carbohydrates 42.79g
14%
Dietary Fiber 6.34g
25%
Sugar 1.43g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 36.45g
Protein 2.86g
6%
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Description
This recipe has been altered to suit Western cooking style, where butter and milk are common.
Ingredients
| 4 | yams (large, washed, patted dry, peeled, and cut into 1/2 inch slices) | |
| 2 | Teaspoon | salt |
| 1⁄2 | Teaspoon | pepper |
| 3 | Tablespoon | milk |
| 1⁄2 | Teaspoon | nutmeg |
| 3 | Tablespoon | butter |
| 2 | Tablespoon | parsley (fresh leaves, finely chopped) |
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a pan on high heat. Add 1 tsp salt and the sliced yams.
- Turn the heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 40 minutes or until the yams are tender when pierced. Drain liquid and return the yams to the pan.
- Mash the yams until smooth with a potato masher. Add milk and butter to the mashed yams and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg to your taste,
- Put the yams into a serving bowl and garnish with chopped parsley.
Notes
Ingredientes, metric
4
large yams, washed, patted dry, peeled, and cut into 1/2 inch slices
2 tsp
salt
1/2 tsp
pepper
45 ml
milk
1/2 tsp
nutmeg
75 g
butter
2 Tbs
finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
Nutrition facts
Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories
261.88
Calories From Fat (31%)
81.33
% Daily Value
Total Fat 9.24g
14%
Saturated Fat 5.75g
29%
Cholesterol 23.81mg
8%
Sodium 1183.32mg
49%
Potassium 1258.75mg
36%
Carbohydrates 42.79g
14%
Dietary Fiber 6.34g
25%
Sugar 1.43g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 36.45g
Protein 2.86g
6%
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Remarkable
Yams are a vegetable of similar size and shape to sweet potatoes, but they are a different plant. Yams are a staple food in Nigeria and they are prepared in several ways and each region has a favorite method. Yams may be boiled, fried, or pounded into a powder that is then boiled to a paste similar to porridge.