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Oto (Mashed Yams with Eggs)

Oto (Mashed Yams with Eggs) is a traditional Ghanaian recipe for a classic stew of meat and dried fish with onions and garden eggs in a peanut butter thickened sauce flavoured with hot chilli peppers. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ghanaian version of: Mashed Yams with Eggs (Oto).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Sauce RecipesVegetable RecipesGhana Recipes


Ingredients:

500g cooked yams, mashed to a paste (or use mashed potatoes)
2 tbsp grated onions
180ml red palm oil
salt and black pepper, to taste
1 ripe tomato, blanched, peeled and diced
6 hard-boiled eggs

Method:

Once you have prepared and mashed the yams make a gravy by frying the onions for 3 to 4 minutes in a pan. Season and ad the palm oil and tomatoes. Remove from the heat and mash 2 egg yolks into the gravy.

Stir the gravy into the mashed yams and mix until evenly incorporated. Empty into a bowl, halve the remaining eggs and use as a garnish.