BOILED YAM with GARDEN EGG, SHRIMPS, EGGS AND SMOKED FISH

This is a very tasty experimental dish.  It can be eaten as breakfast, lunch or dinner.

 

INGREDIENTS Serves 4

– 1 tuber Yam

– 6 pieces Garden egg (igba)

– 6 or more Chicken eggs

– 2 or 3 Fresh tomatoes

– 1 large Onion

– 3 small red chilli peppers

– 1 ½ cooking spoon Vegetable oil

– 20g Shrimps

– 1 piece of Smoked Fish

– 1 can of Sardine or Corn beef (optional)

– Optional seasoning (thyme, Maggi, curry)

METHOD

STEP 1         Slice yam into round pieces, remove back with a knife, and then place in a pot of water.  Add a bit of sugar and salt, put garden egg in a black thick paper bag then boil either separately or with the yam.

STEP 2        If garden egg is boiled or soft, pound or marsh with a small mortar.

STEP 3        Add 1 ½ cooking spoons of vegetable oil into a deep-frying pan, slice in few onions, some tomatoes and the red chilli peppers then cook for 1 min.

STEP 4        Add the sardine/corn beef, smoked fish, shrimps and the garden eggs. Meanwhile, whisk some chicken eggs in a bowl with a little bit of thyme, curry and a cube of Maggi.

STEP 5       Continue cooking by adding very few slices of scent leaves, the egg mix  and some seasoning then fry and stir all together for 3-4 minutes.

STEP 6        Cook yam to tender, test with a fork and serve as pictured above.