Boiled Yam/Plantains & Vegetable-Infused Palm Oil Sauce

Prep Time:

35 Minutes

Cook Time:

40 Minutes

Serves:

2 Servings

Level:

Beginner

About the Recipe

This is the food you make when you’re missing home — not just a place, but a time, a feeling, a person. The yam breaks apart gently, the oil shimmers like memory, and the vegetables remind you that even bitterness can be beautiful when it’s balanced. It’s not just a meal. It’s remembering.

Ingredients

Slices of yam, Plantains or Cocoyams
Palm oil
Chopped spinach or ugu
Onion (1 small)
Crayfish (optional)
Pepper (blended or dry)
Seasoning cube
Salt to taste

Preparation

Peel and boil yam with salt until soft.
In a pan, heat palm oil and sauté onions till fragrant.
Add pepper, seasoning, and stir.
Mix in crayfish and spinach.
Let simmer on low heat for 3 minutes.
Serve beside soft yam slices.