Name: Porridge Yams (Potash, Asaro) By African Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Cameroonian Recipes
Ingredients: 3 lbs yam (sub potatoes); 2 ½ lbs chicken cut in chunks; ¼ cup or more canola or vegetable oil; 3 Fresh Tomatoes; ½ medium Onion; 3 garlic cloves; 1 tsp creole seasoning spice; ½ tsp white pepper; 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 habanero pepper or scotch bonnet (optional); 3 cups Fresh leafy Greens; ¼ cup ground crayfish; 2 tbsp palm oil; ½ tbsp or more chicken bouillon powder

RatingDifficultyBeginner

Yields6 Servings

Prep Time15 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr 5 mins

Porridge Yams aka Potash, Asaro – An easy one-pot meal, made with yams and leafy greens enjoyed throughout West Africa also known as Sese Yams in Cameroon.

A more traditional way of making this is to include smoked/dried fish. Dried Fish is sometimes hard to come by and is pricey too, that is if you live abroad. A great substitute is smoked turkey.

3 lbs yam (sub potatoes)

2 ½ lbs chicken cut in chunks

¼ cup or more canola or vegetable oil

3 Fresh Tomatoes

½ medium Onion

3 garlic cloves

1 tsp creole seasoning spice

½ tsp white pepper

1 tbsp smoked paprika(optional)

1 habanero pepper or scotch bonnet (optional)

3 cups Fresh leafy Greens

OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS