Nigerian Roasted Yam
Roasted yam, also known as Ìṣu sisun in the Yoruba language, is a typical Nigerian street food mostly eaten as a snack. It is prepared just like roasted corn and eaten with groundnuts or boli (roasted plantain).
- Prep
- 9 min
- Cook
- 1 hr 1 min
- Total
- 1 hr 10 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Easy
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
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Cooking instructions
Procedure
Cut yam into suitably-sized pieces, then peel them.
Procedure
Soak the yam in water overnight.
Procedure
Rinse the yam and roast it, making sure all sides are deeply roasted.
Procedure
Serve the roasted yam with groundnuts or roasted plantain.
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Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
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