World Flavors Cookbook

Roasted Yam with Pepper Sauce

Name: Roasted Yam with Pepper Sauce
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 1kg white yam, peeled and sliced thick; Vegetable oil for brushing; Salt; Pepper sauce: 4 tomatoes, 4 scotch bonnet peppers, 1 onion, 2 tbsp palm oil, salt

West African street food staple — chunks of yam roasted over charcoal until smoky and served with a fiery tomato-pepper sauce.

Cuisine: Nigeria

Ingredients

1kg white yam, peeled and sliced thick
Vegetable oil for brushing
Salt
Pepper sauce: 4 tomatoes, 4 scotch bonnet peppers, 1 onion, 2 tbsp palm oil, salt

Instructions

Slice yam into 1-inch thick rounds. Brush with oil and salt.
Grill over charcoal (or broil) turning until golden and smoky on both sides, 20-25 minutes.
For sauce: blend tomatoes, peppers, and onion. Fry in palm oil 10 minutes.
Season sauce with salt.
Serve roasted yam chunks with pepper sauce for dipping.