Jamaican Recipes
Boiled Yam
Published Dec 31, 2008INGREDIENTS :
- 3 lbs. Yam Teaspoon
- Salt or a small piece Salt fish (cod fish)
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METHOD:
- Put gloves on your hand as touching raw can will irritate the skin and cause it to itch. If you do not have gloves rub oil on your hands.
- Boil water in pot on a high fire.
- Peel the skin off the yam. The peel should be approximately ¼ inch
- Cut yam in small serving portions
- Rinse the pieces in cold water.
- Place the salt or salt fish in the boiling water
- Add the pieces of yam
- Cook for approximately 32 minutes until tender
- Serve warm
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just like what we have here in Ghana and that's how most people cook yam here and serve it with a any vegetable sauce or soup.wow
I like yellow yam with brown chicken stew gravy on them mmm so good!
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