Everyday meals
Otiem
Boiled and pounded yam, served with a tomato sauce spiced with chilli and smoked fish. It is a traditional dish of the Volta region and central Ghana, comforting and filling.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Peel the yam, cut it into large chunks and boil it in salted water for 25 minutes, until tender.
- Meanwhile, blend the tomatoes, onion and chilli.
- Fry the purée in the hot oil for 10 minutes, then add the flaked smoked fish.
- Add the water and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes, adjusting the salt, pepper and stock powder.
- Drain the yam and pound it with a pestle or blend it until you have a soft, smooth dough.
- Shape the otiem into balls or serve it as a mash, then top with the hot sauce.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian version. Replace the smoked fish with sliced mushrooms, fried with the sauce.
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Original Ecomely recipe.