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DIY Recipes: How to make Mpotompoto

This recipe is packed with ample amounts of nutrients.

Mpotompoto

Mpotompoto is a popular local Ghanaian food that is mainly prepared with yam, cocoyam or potatoes.

Ingredients

Three pieces cocoyam/yam

2 medium-size tomatoes

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1 large onion

Pepper

5 pieces of herrings

3 pieces of mushrooms

Half cup of palm oil

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1 small size salted fish

Salt to taste

Method

Peel and wash cocoyam, cut into smaller pieces.

Pour into a clean saucepan and add water, pepper, onion and tomatoes.

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Add salted fish, herring and salt. Cook for five minutes.

Take out pepper, onion and tomato and blend (you can add a clove of garlic and a little ginger).

Pour into the boiled cocoyam, stir, add your palm oil, salt and taste.

Allow to simmer for five minutes.

Taste cocoyam if it’s extra soft.

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The Mpotompoto has to be like porridge with some soft cocoyam in there.

Serve and enjoy.

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