Brief About Yakeyake
Yakeyake is a popular meal made from cassava and is mostly sold in town by food vendors. It is a food with its origin from the Western region of Ghana, specifically the Nzema tribe is known for it.
Yakeyake is a simple dish which can be eaten during lunch time and is easy to prepare. Below we bring you a guide on how to prepare yakeyake.
Ingredients for Yake Yake
- 1 tuber of cassava
- Water
- 1 tablespoon of corn flour
- Salt (to taste)
What Yakeyake Can Be Served With
Yakeyake can be served with ground pepper, onions, tomatoes, fried fish or fried chicken .It can also be served with soup.
Special Utensils
- Grater
- Small mortar and pestle
- Mesh strainer
- Colander
- Fine clean cloth
Steps to prepare yake yake
- Cut cassava into smaller sizes into a bowl and soak in water overnight.
- Grate the cassava into a bowl.
- Use a small mortar and pestle to mash the grated cassava.
- Use a clean cloth to drain the water from the grated cassava. Squeeze till dry.
- Use a mesh strainer to sieve the dried cassava into a bowl.
- Add one tablespoon of corn flour to the dried cassava and sieve again. Add salt and stir.
- Put some water on fire in a saucepan and let it boil.
- Put a fine clean cloth into a colander and put the dried grated cassava mixed with corn flour and salt into it. Cover the sauce pan with its lid and let the food steam for a while.
- Remove from fire when ready and serve.
YAKE YAKE Recipe
Equipment
- Grater
- Small mortar and pestle
- Mesh strainer
- colander
- Fine clean cloth
Ingredients
- 1 tuber cassava
- Water
- 1 tbsp corn flour
- Salt
Instructions
- Cut cassava into smaller sizes into a bowl and soak inwater overnight.
- Grate the cassava into a bowl.
- Use a small mortar and pestle to mash the grated cassava.
- Use a clean cloth to drain the water from the grated cassava. Squeezetill dry.
- Use a mesh strainer to sieve the dried cassava into a bowl.
- Add one tablespoon of corn flour to the dried cassava and sieve again.Add salt and stir.
- Put some water on fire in a saucepan and let it boil.
- Put a fine clean cloth into a colander and put the dried grated cassavamixed with corn flour and salt into it. Cover the sauce pan with its lid andlet the food steam for a while.
- Remove from fire when ready and serve.
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