Yam Fufu

by Marcus Samuelsson on Jan 14, 2020

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Course
Side Dish

Ingredients

  • 2 large yam tuber
  • 4 cups cold water

Instructions

  1. Use a knife or peeler to peel the yam tuber.
  2. Cut each tuber into 5 or 6 pieces, then split each piece in the middle part.
  3. Wash the yam pieces thoroughly and place into pot.
  4. Add 4 cups of cold water to cover yam pieces.
  5. Bring water to boil over high heat, use fork to gage if yam pieces are soft enough to be mashed or until you notice a cloudy look on yam pieces.
  6. Remove yam pieces from pot and place into a bowl.
  7. Reserve some of the yam water to use for processor/ blender.
  8. Place yam pieces into a bowl to cool down.
  9. Mash yam pieces with a fork or potato masher.
  10. Use a spoon and scoop mashed yam pieces into blender or processor.
  11. Add yam water into a blender or processor.
  12. Use pulse speed to remove any lumps – avoid puree mixture, use low speed setting.
  13. Once mixture has an elastic texture remove from blender and serve.

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