Yam Balls West Africa Recipes

YAM BALLS (WEST AFRICA)

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Posted for ZWT 2006. Can be garnished with hard-boiled eggs, if desired. Haven't tried this recipe yet. Cooking/prep times are estimates.

Provided by Annisette

Categories Yam/Sweet Potato

Time 50m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 lbs yams, cooked
1 large onion, finely minced
3 fresh tomatoes, peeled and finely diced
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 pint peanut oil, divided
1/4-1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
salt, to taste
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon flour

Steps:

Mash cooked yam until smooth.
In bowl, combine half of the tomatoes and half of the onions. Add cayenne. Fry in 1/4 cup peanut oil.
Season with thyme and salt, to taste.
In another bowl, combine fried mixture, remaining onions and tomatoes, and mashed yam. Add eggs and mix well.
On a pastry board sprinkled with flour, form yam mixture into balls.
Heat remaining oil and deep-fry yam balls until golden brown. Drain.
Garnish with hard-boiled eggs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400.8, Fat 9.9, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 105.8, Sodium 59.1, Carbohydrate 72, Fiber 10.7, Sugar 5.4, Protein 8

YAM BALLS

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This is a popular african snack, don't know where my mom got the recipe from, but it's very tasty, you could use ordinary potatoes instead of yam. They are traditionally made plain, but can be flavoured with vegetables, meat, fish or different spices, depending on your mood. ; )

Provided by littlefarmgirl

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 55m

Yield 24 med balls

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

450 g white yams
2 tablespoons finely chopped onions
3 tablespoons chopped tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
1 green chili, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped spring onion
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 egg, beaten
salt & freshly ground black pepper
seasoned flour, for dusting
oil, for shallow frying

Steps:

Peel the yam, cut into pieces and boil in salted water for about 30 mins until tender. Drain and mash.
Add the onion, tomatoes, thyme, chilli, spring onion, garlic, then stir in the egg and seasoning and mix well.
Using a tablespoon, scoop a little of the mixture at a time and mould into balls.
Heat a little oil in a large frying pan, roll the yam balls in the seasoned flour and fry for a few minutes until golden brown.
Drain on kitchen paper and keep them warm while cooking the rest of the mixture.
Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 26.4, Fat 0.2, SaturatedFat 0.1, Cholesterol 8.8, Sodium 4.7, Carbohydrate 5.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 0.3, Protein 0.6

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