Powder Foufou
The foufou (fufu or foutou) is usually obtained by pounding yam, cassava or boiled plantain. Fufu (Powder) is a white fermented carbohydrate food, produced from cassava, plantain, yam.
Ingredients
For the Fufu
- 4 cup fufu flour
- 6 cup water` depending on the consistency you want
For the Foufou sauce
- 1 chicken
- 1 onion
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 bouillon cube
- 2 cloves
- 2 allspice
- smoked fish
- vegetables (okra, eggplant, tomatoes, green pepper)
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Preparing the Fufu
- Boil 2 cups of water and add the mixture
- Cook until the liquid turns into a paste.
- Test: wet your hand and touch the dough … if it sticks to your fingers, cover and cook longer.
- As soon as it is cooked remove from the heat and put in a ball.
Preparing the Foufou Sauce
- Put in a large saucepan the chicken cut into pieces with enough water to cover the meat, the bouillon cube and the seasoning. Bring to a boil and keep on the heat for 20 to 30 minutes (depending on whether the chicken is more or less hard).
- Cut the aubergines in 2, the tomato.
- Add the eggplant and okra.
- Add 4 teaspoon of foufou.
- Once the meat, eggplant and okra cooked add the tomato, chilli,fish. Cook for 10 minutes and season to taste.
- Serve with foufou.
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