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West African🍳 Medium

Chicken Light Soup With Pounded Yam Fufu

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Prep: 25 min
Cook: 1h
4servings
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A traditional West African comfort dish featuring a spicy, aromatic tomato-based broth served with smooth, dough-like pounded yam.

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Ingredients

Servings:4
  • 1 kg Hard chicken or rooster, cut into pieces
  • 1 kg Puna Yam
  • 4 medium Fresh tomatoes
  • 2 large Onions
  • 2 inches Fresh ginger root
  • 4 pieces Garlic cloves
  • 2 pieces Habanero or Scotch Bonnet peppers
  • 1 tablespoon Tomato paste
  • 2 cubes Bouillon cubes
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 liters Water

Instructions

  1. 1

    Season the chicken with blended onion, ginger, garlic, and salt; steam in a large pot for 15 minutes until juices are released.

  2. 2

    Add whole tomatoes, one whole onion, and peppers to the pot with a little water; simmer until vegetables are soft.

  3. 3

    Remove the softened vegetables, blend them until smooth, and strain the mixture back into the pot to ensure a clear, light consistency.

  4. 4

    Stir in the tomato paste and bouillon cubes, add the remaining water, and simmer on medium heat for 30-40 minutes until the chicken is tender.

  5. 5

    While soup simmers, peel the yam, cut into cubes, and boil in salted water until very soft.

  6. 6

    Drain the yam and pound in a mortar and pestle (or use a food processor) until it becomes a smooth, stretchy, elastic dough.

  7. 7

    Adjust the soup seasoning with salt to taste and remove any excess oil from the surface.

  8. 8

    Serve the hot light soup in a bowl with a molded ball of pounded yam fufu on the side or submerged.

Nutrition per Serving

650

Calories

38g

Protein

85g

Carbs

18g

Fat

9g

Fiber

6g

Sugar

850mg

Sodium

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