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Yam FuFu

Yam FuFu is a traditional West African recipe for a carbohydrate staple made from yams that are cooked and mashed until smooth. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic West African version of: Yam FuFu.

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

25 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

6

Rating:

Tags : West-africa Recipes

FuFu, (also known as Foo-foo, Foufou, Foutou, fu fu) is a Western and Central African staple that corresponds to European Mashed Potatoes. Fufu is a starchy accompaniment for stews or other dishes with sauce. To eat fufu: use you hand to tear off a bite-sized piece of the fufu, shape it into a ball, make an indentation in it, and use it to scoop up the soup or stew or sauce, or whatever you're eating. In Western Africa, Fufu is usually made either from yams, sometimes combined with plantains or from cassava flour. In Central Africa, Fufu is often made from cassava tubers, like Baton de Manioc. Other fufu-like foods, Liberia's dumboy for example, are made from cassava flour. Fufu can also be made from semolina, rice, or even instant potato flakes or Bisquick. All over Africa, making fufu involves boiling, pounding, and vigourous stirring until the fufu is thick and smooth. The recipe given here is one I've seen my wife make and begins with Cassava flour, which can be fermented, dried, cassava or just ordinary cassava flour (I also give a recipe for Traditional FuFu and Traditional FuFu in this recipe section).

Ingredients:

1.5kg large white or yellow yams
large knob of butter

Method:

Scrub the yams, cut into sections and place in a large pot. Cover with water and bring to the boil, cooking for about 30 minutes until the yams are soft (when the skins are easy to cut through with a knife). Drain in a colander and cool under cold running water.

Remove the yam skins then return to the pot. Using a potato masher or a wooden spoon mash the yams (wit ha little butter) for ten minutes or so, until they are completely smooth. Shape the fufu into balls and serve with a stew or sauce.