Fufu — Mashed Yams

Ingredients

• •1 pound yams
• •1/2 pint water

Directions

1. 1Boil the yams until they are soft then place inside a wooden mortar.
2. 2Pound the yam with a wooden pestle until it has the consistency of baker’s dough. While this is being done water should be sprinkled onto the yam at regular intervals. Water also needs to be applied to the end of the pestle in much the same way as a snooker player rubs chalk onto the end of their cue.
3. 3When the fufu is ready, dump about a cup of the mixture into a wet bowl and shake until it forms itself into a smooth ball. Serve on a large platter alongside a soup or stew.