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Pepper Yam Stir-fry, Peppered fried yam, Pepper Yam Stir-fry, Yamdodo Peppered Yam and Dodo, Fried Yam with Pepper Sauce (Dundun), Yam gizdodo, peppered yam, yam, African yam, Ghanaian yam,

Peppered Yam

Ingredients

  • 5 cups cubed raw yam
  • 1 cup Cubed turkey breast
  • Shrimp (shelled and deveined)
  • 1 big plantain (cubed and fry)
  • 1 Big red bell pepper
  • 1 Roma tomato
  • 1 Habanero (rodo)
  • I big onion (divided)
  • Oil for frying
  • Green onion (optional)
  • Seasoning bouillon powder
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Peel yam, cubed, set aside while you prepare other ingredients.
    Peppered yam cubed yam
  2. Blend cleaned half onion, habanero, tomato, red bell pepper and set aside.
    loaded yam pepper
  3. Heat oil (about ¼ cup or less) in a big pan or wok over medium heat and sauté the rest of the remaining onion (chopped). Add the blended pepper and cook until it reduces.
    Peppered yam add pepper
  4. In another pan or fryer heat oil to 350 degrees, peel the plantain, cubed/diced up, and fry until golden brown, drain on the plate lined with paper towels, and set aside. I don’t add salt to frying plantains, you can add it if you desire.

    Peppered yam plantain
  5. While the pepper is cooking, fry peeled, cleaned cubed yam, and fry them I'll link another post to this recipe if you need help with yam frying.

    Peppered yam frying
  6. Check pepper mixture and add turkey (if you like to bake or fry you can do that), season with seasoning bouillon and salt, stir and continue to cook for about 3- 5mins depending on the size of your cubed turkey.

    Peppered yam add turkey
  7. Add shrimps and combine.
    Peppered yam add shrimp
  8. Add fried plantains and stir together.
    Peppered yam add plantain
  9. In this next step, I fried yam and add directly to the mixture while they're cooking. You can fry and set aside if you're using a single burner/stove.

    Peppered yam frying
  10. Add fried yam, add a little bit of water, check your seasoning and re-adjust if necessary, stir and allow the fried yam to absorb the pepper mixture.

    Peppered yam add yam
  11. Add chopped green onions if you’re using them.

    Peppered yam ready
  12. Serve and enjoy!
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